Does social security paid over retirement age count?

Social security paid beyond retirement age is included in the social security period.

1. Individuals who reach the statutory retirement age and have paid social security for less than 15 years can continue to pay social security until they reach the minimum age, and then retire and receive a basic pension.

2. Individuals who have paid social security for fifteen years should retire at the statutory retirement age and cannot continue to pay social security.

3. After reaching the statutory retirement age, it is generally not allowed to continue to participate in the insurance as an employee, unless it is approved by the municipal organization or the human society department to postpone retirement.

4. If the retirement age reaches the minimum payment period, it can be transferred to the new rural social endowment insurance or urban residents' social endowment insurance.

Calculation rules of social security:

1, the definition of social security years: refers to the accumulated time for individuals to participate in social insurance and pay social insurance premiums;

2. Cumulative payment period: including the payment time of individuals before and after the statutory retirement age. As long as the social security fee is paid according to law, it will be included in the social security period;

3. Continue to pay after retirement age: If an individual continues to work and pay social security fees after the statutory retirement age, this part of time should also be included in the social security period;

4. Handling of interruption of payment: Re-insurance after interruption of social security payment, the previous payment period will not disappear, and it will continue to accumulate after re-insurance;

5. Transfer and connection in different places: After the personal social security relationship is transferred to different regions, the original payment period can be accumulated.

To sum up, after reaching the statutory retirement age, if the social security payment period is less than 15 years, individuals can continue to pay until they reach the minimum payment period for receiving the basic pension. However, those who have reached the minimum payment period should retire and generally cannot continue to be insured as employees. Unless specially approved, those who have not reached the minimum payment period can be transferred to other social endowment insurance.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) social insurance law

Article 10

Employees shall participate in the basic old-age insurance, and the employer and employees shall jointly pay the basic old-age insurance premium. Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in the basic old-age insurance in the employer and other flexible employees can participate in the basic old-age insurance, and individuals pay the basic old-age insurance premium. The measures for the endowment insurance of civil servants and staff managed by reference to the Civil Service Law shall be formulated by the State Council.