Upon the death of a housewifeA married woman (except for aguna) whose husband is covered in old-age insurance, or a widow who receives a survivors' pension or a dependents' pension – if she does not work as a salaried employee nor as a self-employed worker. who had not accumulated a qualifying period – her children only will be eligible for a survivors' pension.
If she had accumulated a qualifying period, the survivors' pension will be paid to the person who was her spouse at the time of her death.
The children of a widow who had received a survivors' pension, or a dependents pension under Work Injury Insurance, and who passed away, will be eligible for two separate survivors' pensions by virtue of the death of both father and mother, or a dependents' pension under Work Injury Insurance. In addition, a death grant will be paid to the children by virtue of their mother's death.