# 厚生年金保険法 / Employees' Pension Insurance Act — 第六十一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 61)

- Law: 厚生年金保険法 (Employees' Pension Insurance Act), 昭和二十九年法律第百十五号
- English title "Employees' Pension Insurance Act": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第六十一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 61)（中高齢者等に係る老齢厚生年金の加給年金額等の特例） — address `suppl-3601-34/art-61`
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### 第六十一条（中高齢者等に係る老齢厚生年金の加給年金額等の特例） — Special Provisions on Additional Amounts of Pension for Employees' Old-Age Pensions for Middle-Aged and Elderly Persons, etc.
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-3601-34/art-61 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-61 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-61</sup>

**第一項**  附則第十二条第一項第四号から第七号までのいずれかに該当する者について、附則第十四条第一項（第一号に限る。）、厚生年金保険法第四十四条第一項若しくは第三項（同法附則第九条の二第三項、第九条の三第二項及び第四項（同条第五項においてその例による場合を含む。）並びに第九条の四第三項及び第五項（同条第六項においてその例による場合を含む。）並びに平成六年改正法附則第十八条第三項、第十九条第三項及び第五項、第二十条第三項及び第五項、第二十条の二第三項及び第五項並びに第二十七条第十五項から第十七項までにおいて準用する場合を含む。）、第四十六条第六項若しくは第六十二条第一項の規定又は同法附則第十六条の規定を適用する場合において、その者の老齢厚生年金の額の計算の基礎となる被保険者期間の月数が二百四十に満たないときは、当該月数は二百四十であるものとみなす。
<sup>suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-1</sup>
In the case of applying the provisions of Article 14, paragraph (1) (limited to item (i)) of the Supplementary Provisions, Article 44, paragraph (1) or (3) of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis in Article 9-2, paragraph (3), Article 9-3, paragraphs (2) and (4) (including as followed in paragraph (5) of that Article) and Article 9-4, paragraphs (3) and (5) (including as followed in paragraph (6) of that Article) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act, and in Article 18, paragraph (3), Article 19, paragraphs (3) and (5), Article 20, paragraphs (3) and (5), Article 20-2, paragraphs (3) and (5) and Article 27, paragraphs (15) through (17) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 1994 Amendment Act), Article 46, paragraph (6) or Article 62, paragraph (1) of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act, or Article 16 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act, to a person who falls under any of Article 12, paragraph (1), items (iv) through (vii) of the Supplementary Provisions, if the number of months of the insured period forming the basis of calculating the amount of that person's employees' old-age pension is less than 240, that number of months is deemed to be 240.
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**第二項**  附則第十二条第一項第四号から第七号までのいずれかに該当する者に支給する老齢厚生年金の額のうち附則第五十九条第二項第一号に掲げる額及び厚生年金保険法附則第九条の二第二項第一号（同法附則第九条の三第一項及び第三項（同条第五項においてその例による場合を含む。）並びに第九条の四第一項（同法附則第二十八条の三第二項及び第二十八条の四第二項においてその例による場合を含む。）及び第四項（同法附則第九条の四第六項においてその例による場合を含む。）並びに平成六年改正法附則第十八条第二項、第十九条第二項及び第四項、第二十条第二項及び第四項並びに第二十条の二第二項及び第四項においてその例による場合を含む。）に掲げる額を計算する場合において、その者の老齢厚生年金の額の計算の基礎となる被保険者期間の月数が二百四十に満たないときは、当該月数を二百四十とする。
<sup>suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-2</sup>
In the case of calculating the amount listed in Article 59, paragraph (2), item (i) of the Supplementary Provisions and the amount listed in Article 9-2, paragraph (2), item (i) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act (including as followed in Article 9-3, paragraphs (1) and (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act (including as followed in paragraph (5) of that Article), Article 9-4, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act (including as followed in Article 28-3, paragraph (2) and Article 28-4, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act) and Article 9-4, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act (including as followed in paragraph (6) of that Article), and in Article 18, paragraph (2), Article 19, paragraphs (2) and (4), Article 20, paragraphs (2) and (4) and Article 20-2, paragraphs (2) and (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 1994 Amendment Act), out of the amount of an employees' old-age pension to be paid to a person who falls under any of Article 12, paragraph (1), items (iv) through (vii) of the Supplementary Provisions, if the number of months of the insured period forming the basis of calculating the amount of that person's employees' old-age pension is less than 240, that number of months is 240.
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## Cites
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-1: 厚生年金保険法第四十四条第一項 → 厚生年金保険法 第四十四条第一項 (Article 44, paragraph (1)), art-44/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-44/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-44/par-1
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-1: 第三項 → 厚生年金保険法 第四十四条第三項 (Article 44, paragraph (3)), art-44/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-44/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-44/par-3
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-1: 同法附則第九条の二第三項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第九条の二第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 9-2, paragraph (3)), suppl-3291-115/art-9-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-9-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-9-2/par-3
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-1: 第九条の三第二項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第九条の三第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 9-3, paragraph (2)), suppl-3291-115/art-9-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-9-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-9-3/par-2
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-1: 第四項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第九条の三第四項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 9-3, paragraph (4)), suppl-3291-115/art-9-3/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-9-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-9-3/par-4
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-1: 同条第五項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第九条の三第五項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 9-3, paragraph (5)), suppl-3291-115/art-9-3/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-9-3/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-9-3/par-5
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-1: 第九条の四第三項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第九条の四第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 9-4, paragraph (3)), suppl-3291-115/art-9-4/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-9-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-9-4/par-3
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-1: 第五項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第九条の四第五項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 9-4, paragraph (5)), suppl-3291-115/art-9-4/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-9-4/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-9-4/par-5
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-1: 同条第六項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第九条の四第六項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 9-4, paragraph (6)), suppl-3291-115/art-9-4/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-9-4/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-9-4/par-6
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-1: 平成六年改正法附則第十八条第三項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第十八条第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 18, paragraph (3)), suppl-4061-95/art-18/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-18/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-18/par-3
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-1: 第十九条第三項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第十九条第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 19, paragraph (3)), suppl-4061-95/art-19/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-19/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-19/par-3
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-1: 第五項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第十九条第五項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 19, paragraph (5)), suppl-4061-95/art-19/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-19/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-19/par-5
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-1: 第二十条第三項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第二十条第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 20, paragraph (3)), suppl-4061-95/art-20/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-20/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-20/par-3
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-1: 第五項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第二十条第五項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 20, paragraph (5)), suppl-4061-95/art-20/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-20/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-20/par-5
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-1: 第二十条の二第三項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第二十条の二第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 20-2, paragraph (3)), suppl-4061-95/art-20-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-20-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-20-2/par-3
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-1: 第五項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第二十条の二第五項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 20-2, paragraph (5)), suppl-4061-95/art-20-2/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-20-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-20-2/par-5
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-1: 第二十七条第十五項から第十七項まで → 厚生年金保険法 附則第二十七条第十五項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 27, paragraph (15)), suppl-4061-95/art-27/par-15 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-27/par-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-27/par-15
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-1: 第二十七条第十五項から第十七項まで → 厚生年金保険法 附則第二十七条第十六項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 27, paragraph (16)), suppl-4061-95/art-27/par-16 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-27/par-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-27/par-16
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-1: 第二十七条第十五項から第十七項まで → 厚生年金保険法 附則第二十七条第十七項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 27, paragraph (17)), suppl-4061-95/art-27/par-17 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-27/par-17 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-27/par-17
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-1: 第四十六条第六項 → 厚生年金保険法 第四十六条第六項 (Article 46, paragraph (6)), art-46/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-46/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-46/par-6
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-1: 第六十二条第一項 → 厚生年金保険法 第六十二条第一項 (Article 62, paragraph (1)), art-62/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-62/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-62/par-1
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-1: 同法附則第十六条 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第十六条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 16), suppl-3291-115/art-16 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-16
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-2: 附則第五十九条第二項第一号 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第五十九条第二項第一号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 59, paragraph (2), item (i)), suppl-3601-34/art-59/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-59/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-59/par-2/item-1
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-2: 厚生年金保険法附則第九条の二第二項第一号 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第九条の二第二項第一号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 9-2, paragraph (2), item (i)), suppl-3291-115/art-9-2/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-9-2/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-9-2/par-2/item-1
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-2: 同法附則第九条の三第一項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第九条の三第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 9-3, paragraph (1)), suppl-3291-115/art-9-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-9-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-9-3/par-1
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-2: 第三項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第九条の三第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 9-3, paragraph (3)), suppl-3291-115/art-9-3/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-9-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-9-3/par-3
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-2: 同条第五項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第九条の三第五項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 9-3, paragraph (5)), suppl-3291-115/art-9-3/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-9-3/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-9-3/par-5
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-2: 第九条の四第一項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第九条の四第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 9-4, paragraph (1)), suppl-3291-115/art-9-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-9-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-9-4/par-1
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-2: 同法附則第二十八条の三第二項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第二十八条の三第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 28-3, paragraph (2)), suppl-3291-115/art-28-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-28-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-28-3/par-2
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-2: 第二十八条の四第二項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第二十八条の四第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 28-4, paragraph (2)), suppl-3291-115/art-28-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-28-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-28-4/par-2
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-2: 第四項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第九条の四第四項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 9-4, paragraph (4)), suppl-3291-115/art-9-4/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-9-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-9-4/par-4
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-2: 同法附則第九条の四第六項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第九条の四第六項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 9-4, paragraph (6)), suppl-3291-115/art-9-4/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-9-4/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-9-4/par-6
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-2: 平成六年改正法附則第十八条第二項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第十八条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 18, paragraph (2)), suppl-4061-95/art-18/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-18/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-18/par-2
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-2: 第十九条第二項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第十九条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 19, paragraph (2)), suppl-4061-95/art-19/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-19/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-19/par-2
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-2: 第四項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第十九条第四項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 19, paragraph (4)), suppl-4061-95/art-19/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-19/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-19/par-4
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-2: 第二十条第二項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第二十条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 20, paragraph (2)), suppl-4061-95/art-20/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-20/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-20/par-2
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-2: 第四項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第二十条第四項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 20, paragraph (4)), suppl-4061-95/art-20/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-20/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-20/par-4
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-2: 第二十条の二第二項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第二十条の二第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 20-2, paragraph (2)), suppl-4061-95/art-20-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-20-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-20-2/par-2
- suppl-3601-34/art-61/par-2: 第四項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第二十条の二第四項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 20-2, paragraph (4)), suppl-4061-95/art-20-2/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-20-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-20-2/par-4

## Cited by

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- 厚生年金保険法 附則第六十二条第二項（老齢厚生年金の支給停止の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-62/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-62/par-2
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第二十七条第九項（老齢厚生年金等の受給権者に係る老齢基礎年金の支給の繰上げの特例等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-27/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-27/par-9

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## Sources

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- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Employees' Pension Insurance Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3554/tb), retrieved 2026-10-13
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch employees-pension-insurance-act-20261013T074650-033, translated 2026-10-13
- This site's parser, version 190 — 厚生年金保険法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-13
