①The daily amount of the basic allowance is to be an amount obtained by multiplying the daily amount of wages by 50 percent (for daily amount of wages of 2,460 yen or more and less than 4,920 yen (when the amount has been changed pursuant to the provisions of Article 18, the changed amount), 80 percent; and for daily amount of wages of 4,920 yen or more and 12,090 yen or less (when the amount has been changed pursuant to the provisions of Article 18, the changed amount), the percentage specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, gradually decreasing within the range of 80 percent to 50 percent, in accordance with the increase in the daily amount of wages).

②With regard to the application of the provisions of the preceding paragraph to qualified recipients who are 60 years old or older and under 65 years old on the day of separation from service pertaining to their recipient qualification, the term "50 percent" in the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "45 percent" and the phrase "4,920 yen or more and 12,090 yen or less" is deemed to be replaced with "4,920 yen or more and 10,880 yen or less."