# 厚生年金保険法 / Employees' Pension Insurance Act — 第七十四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 74)

- 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: 第七十四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 74) — address `suppl-3601-34/art-74`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第七十四条
<sup>suppl-3601-34/art-74 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-74 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-74</sup>

**第一項**  配偶者に支給する遺族厚生年金の額は、当該厚生年金保険の被保険者又は被保険者であつた者の死亡の当時その配偶者が厚生年金保険法第五十九条第一項に規定する要件に該当した子と生計を同じくしていた場合であつて、当該厚生年金保険の被保険者又は被保険者であつた者の死亡につきその配偶者が遺族基礎年金の受給権を取得しないときは、同法第六十条第一項第一号及び第六十二条第一項の規定にかかわらず、これらの規定の例により計算した額に国民年金法第三十八条及び第三十九条第一項の規定の例により計算した額を加算した額とする。
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The amount of an employees' pension for surviving family to be paid to a spouse is, in the case where, at the time of the death of the relevant insured under employees' pension insurance or former insured, the spouse was living off the same financial resources as a child who satisfied the requirements prescribed in Article 59, paragraph (1) of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act, and the spouse does not acquire the right to receive benefits from a basic pension for surviving family in connection with the death of the relevant insured under employees' pension insurance or former insured, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 60, paragraph (1), item (i) and Article 62, paragraph (1) of that Act, the amount calculated in the same manner as under those provisions plus the amount calculated in the same manner as under the provisions of Article 38 and Article 39, paragraph (1) of the National Pension Act.
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**第二項**  子に支給する遺族厚生年金の額は、当該厚生年金保険の被保険者又は被保険者であつた者の死亡につきその子が遺族基礎年金の受給権を取得しないときは、厚生年金保険法第六十条第一項第一号及び第二項の規定にかかわらず、これらの規定の例により計算した額に国民年金法第三十八条及び第三十九条の二第一項の規定の例により計算した額を加算した額とする。
<sup>suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-2</sup>
The amount of an employees' pension for surviving family to be paid to a child is, in the case where the child does not acquire the right to receive benefits from a basic pension for surviving family in connection with the death of the relevant insured under employees' pension insurance or former insured, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 60, paragraph (1), item (i) and paragraph (2) of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act, the amount calculated in the same manner as under those provisions plus the amount calculated in the same manner as under the provisions of Article 38 and Article 39-2, paragraph (1) of the National Pension Act.
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**第三項**  新国民年金法第三十九条第二項及び第三項、第三十九条の二第二項、第四十条、第四十一条第二項及び第四十一条の二の規定は、遺族厚生年金のうち前二項の加算額に相当する部分について準用する。
<sup>suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-3</sup>
The provisions of Article 39, paragraphs (2) and (3), Article 39-2, paragraph (2), Article 40, Article 41, paragraph (2) and Article 41-2 of the new National Pension Act apply mutatis mutandis to the portion of an employees' pension for surviving family that is equivalent to the additional amount under the preceding two paragraphs.
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**第四項**  第一項の規定によりその額が加算された遺族厚生年金に対する新厚生年金保険法第六十五条（前条第二項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定の適用については、同法第六十五条中「その受給権者である妻が当該被保険者又は被保険者であつた者の死亡について国民年金法による遺族基礎年金の支給を受けることができるとき」とあるのは、「当該遺族厚生年金が国民年金法等の一部を改正する法律（昭和六十年法律第三十四号）附則第七十四条第一項の規定によりその額が加算されたものであるとき」とする。
<sup>suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-4</sup>
With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 65 of the new Employees' Pension Insurance Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2) of the preceding Article) to an employees' pension for surviving family to which an amount has been added pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the phrase "the beneficiary of an employees' pension for surviving family to which an additional amount has been added pursuant to the provisions of Article 62 paragraph (1) is the wife, and if she is entitled to receive a basic pension for surviving family under the National Pension Act in connection with the death of the relevant insured or former insured" in Article 65 of that Act is deemed to be replaced with "an employees' pension for surviving family to which an additional amount has been added pursuant to the provisions of Article 62 paragraph (1) is one to which an amount has been added pursuant to the provisions of Article 74, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act, etc. (Act No. 34 of 1985)".
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**第五項**  厚生年金保険法第六十六条第二項の規定の適用については、当分の間、同項中「配偶者に対する遺族厚生年金」とあるのは「配偶者に対する遺族厚生年金（国民年金法等の一部を改正する法律（昭和六十年法律第三十四号。以下「昭和六十年改正法」という。）附則第七十四条第一項の規定によりその額が加算されたものであるものを除く。）」と、「当該遺族基礎年金」とあるのは「当該遺族基礎年金又は昭和六十年改正法附則第七十四条第二項の規定によりその額が加算された遺族厚生年金」とする。
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With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 66, paragraph (2) of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act, for the time being, the phrase "employees' pension for surviving family to the spouse" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "employees' pension for surviving family to the spouse (excluding one to which an amount has been added pursuant to the provisions of Article 74, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act, etc. (Act No. 34 of 1985; hereinafter referred to as the '1985 Amendment Act'))", and the phrase "the basic pension for surviving family" with "the basic pension for surviving family or an employees' pension for surviving family to which an amount has been added pursuant to the provisions of Article 74, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 1985 Amendment Act".
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**第六項**  第一項又は第二項の規定によりその額が加算された遺族厚生年金のうち、第一項又は第二項の規定による加算額に相当する部分は、国民年金法第二十条、厚生年金保険法第三十八条その他これらの規定に相当する併給の調整に関する規定であつて政令で定めるものの適用及び同法第六十三条第一項第五号の適用については、遺族基礎年金とみなし、遺族厚生年金でないものとみなす。
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The portion of an employees' pension for surviving family to which an amount has been added pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or (2) that is equivalent to the additional amount under the provisions of paragraph (1) or (2) is deemed to be a basic pension for surviving family and not an employees' pension for surviving family, for the purpose of applying Article 20 of the National Pension Act, Article 38 of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act and other provisions equivalent to those provisions concerning the adjustment for combined benefits that are specified by Cabinet Order, and for the purpose of applying Article 63, paragraph (1), item (v) of that Act.
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## Cites
- suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-1: 厚生年金保険法第五十九条第一項 → 厚生年金保険法 第五十九条第一項 (Article 59, paragraph (1)), art-59/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-59/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-59/par-1
- suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-1: 同法第六十条第一項第一号 → 厚生年金保険法 第六十条第一項第一号 (Article 60, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-60/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-60/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-60/par-1/item-1
- suppl-3601-34/art-74/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-74/par-1: 国民年金法第三十八条 → 国民年金法 第三十八条 (Article 38), art-38 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act/art-38 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-38
- suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-1: 第三十九条第一項 → 国民年金法 第三十九条第一項 (Article 39, paragraph (1)), art-39/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act/art-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-39/par-1
- suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-2: 厚生年金保険法第六十条第一項第一号 → 厚生年金保険法 第六十条第一項第一号 (Article 60, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-60/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-60/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-60/par-1/item-1
- suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-2: 第二項 → 厚生年金保険法 第六十条第二項 (Article 60, paragraph (2)), art-60/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-60/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-60/par-2
- suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-2: 国民年金法第三十八条 → 国民年金法 第三十八条 (Article 38), art-38 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act/art-38 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-38
- suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-2: 第三十九条の二第一項 → 国民年金法 第三十九条の二第一項 (Article 39-2, paragraph (1)), art-39-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act/art-39-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-39-2/par-1
- suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-3: 前二項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第七十四条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 74, paragraph (1)), suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-1
- suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-3: 前二項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第七十四条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 74, paragraph (2)), suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-2
- suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-4: 第一項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第七十四条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 74, paragraph (1)), suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-1
- suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-4: 新厚生年金保険法第六十五条 → 厚生年金保険法 第六十五条 (Article 65), art-65 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-65 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-65
- suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-4: 前条第二項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第七十三条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 73, paragraph (2)), suppl-3601-34/art-73/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-73/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-73/par-2
- suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-5: 厚生年金保険法第六十六条第二項 → 厚生年金保険法 第六十六条第二項 (Article 66, paragraph (2)), art-66/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-66/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-66/par-2
- suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-5: 国民年金法等の一部を改正する法律（昭和六十年法律第三十四号。以下「昭和六十年改正法」という。）附則第七十四条第一項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第七十四条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 74, paragraph (1)), suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-1
- suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-5: 昭和六十年改正法附則第七十四条第二項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第七十四条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 74, paragraph (2)), suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-2
- suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-6: 第一項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第七十四条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 74, paragraph (1)), suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-1
- suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-6: 第二項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第七十四条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 74, paragraph (2)), suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-2
- suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-6: 国民年金法第二十条 → 国民年金法 第二十条 (Article 20), art-20 — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act/art-20 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-20
- suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-6: 厚生年金保険法第三十八条 → 厚生年金保険法 第三十八条 (Article 38), art-38 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-38 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-38
- suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-6: 同法第六十三条第一項第五号 → 厚生年金保険法 第六十三条第一項第五号 (Article 63, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-63/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-63/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-63/par-1/item-5

## Cited by

6 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 厚生年金保険法 附則第六十三条第一項（厚生年金保険法による年金額の計算の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3551-82/art-63/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3551-82/art-63/par-1
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第五十四条第一項第九号（新厚生年金保険法による保険給付の額の改定の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-54/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-54/par-1/item-9
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第七十四条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-3
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第七十四条第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-4
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第七十四条第五項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-5
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第七十四条第六項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-74/par-6

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