What are the consequences of paying social security by affiliated units?

Consequences of paying social security by affiliated units: If the actor defrauds social insurance benefits by fraud, forgery of certification materials or other means, the social insurance administrative department shall order him to return the defrauded social insurance benefits and impose a fine of not less than two times but not more than five times the amount defrauded.

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Article 84 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

If the employer fails to apply for social insurance registration, the social insurance administrative department shall order it to make corrections within a time limit; If no correction is made within the time limit, the employer shall be fined between one and three times the amount of social insurance premiums payable, and the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be fined between 500 yuan and 3,000 yuan.

Article 88

Whoever defrauds social insurance benefits by fraud, forgery of certification materials or other means shall be ordered by the social insurance administrative department to return the defrauded social insurance benefits, and a fine of not less than two times but not more than five times the amount defrauded shall be imposed.