National Pension linked to Basic Pension cuts: among 10 affected recipients, 8 receive monthly payments of at most 100 ten-thousand won [Tijo Clip]
An independent exercise, not a statement by the video creator or verification of every claim in the video.
Does the same National Pension payment mean the same Basic Pension?
Assume eligibility and no other reductions. The 2026 base is KRW 349,700; 150% is 524,550. Hold National Pension payments at 600,000. With A-benefit of 300,000, the A formula gives 349,700 − 2/3 × 300,000 + 174,850 = 324,550. The payment formula gives 874,250 − 600,000 = 274,250; select 324,550. With A-benefit of 200,000 instead, the base cap of 349,700 applies. Treating every payment above the threshold as automatically halved misses this difference.
Check for yourself
- Were excluded components such as dependent-family benefits removed from the National Pension figure?
- Was A-benefit confirmed from a statement or the pension service?
- Do couple or income-reversal-prevention reductions apply afterward?
Limits of application
A hypothetical calculation under 2026 official guidance, not an individual award. Eligibility is assumed; couple and income-reversal-prevention reductions, individual exceptions and rounding are excluded. The reported individuals’ A-benefit and assets were not established, so this calculation does not verify their cases.
- What to look for
- Explore the fairness question raised by the report alongside the structure behind linked pension reductions.
- Why it matters
- Avoid estimating Basic Pension from the National Pension amount alone; check the year, A-benefit component, household conditions and population behind a statistic.
Timeline
3 segmentsThe linked calculation requires thresholds from the applicable year. Official guidance also uses the A-benefit component, so crossing a payment threshold does not automatically halve everyone’s benefit. The report’s modest-payment share concerns the affected group, not all National Pension recipients or all low-income older people.