Is it legal for the intermediary to pay social security?

It is legal for housing agencies to pay social security, but we should pay attention to whether the intermediary agencies have relevant qualifications and the compliance of this business.

According to the Social Insurance Law, the Labor Contract Law and other relevant laws and regulations, employers need to pay social insurance premiums for employees. In business activities such as renting and selling houses, some housing agencies provide social security services to save customers cumbersome procedures. It is not illegal for housing agents to pay social security, but the following points should be noted: 1. Do intermediaries have relevant qualifications? Paying social security services requires relevant business qualifications and technical capabilities, and should be registered and filed according to law. 2. Whether the service content is standardized: When providing social security services, intermediaries should specify the subject, rate, base, payment period and payment method. To ensure its compliance and legitimacy. 3. Is the charge transparent? Intermediary fees should be clear, and there should be no hidden fees or unreasonable income increase. 4. Whether the contract is standardized: the social security payment contract signed between the intermediary and the customer should be legal and valid, and should abide by relevant laws and regulations, including but not limited to the Social Insurance Law and the Labor Contract Law.

If the intermediary agency has the problem of paying social security and the customer loses money, does the intermediary agency need to bear legal responsibility? If there are problems such as fraud and false propaganda in the process of paying social security, resulting in the loss of customers' funds, the intermediary needs to bear corresponding legal responsibilities. Customers can protect their legitimate rights and interests by reporting to relevant departments or through judicial channels.

It is not illegal for housing agencies to pay social security, but we should pay attention to whether the intermediary agencies have relevant qualifications, whether the service content is standardized, whether the cost transparency is high, and whether the social security payment contract is legal and effective. Customers who have doubts about the service quality of intermediaries can safeguard their rights and interests through relevant channels.

Legal basis:

Article 58 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the employing unit shall, within 30 days from the date of employment, apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration for employees. If the social insurance has not been registered, the social insurance agency shall verify the social insurance premium it should pay. Employees-free individual industrial and commercial households who voluntarily participate in social insurance, part-time employees who do not participate in social insurance in the employing unit and other flexible employees shall apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration. The state establishes a national unified personal social security number. Personal social security number is a citizen's identity number.