In which department is social security handled?

Legal analysis: managed by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, its main responsibilities are: to formulate the basic principles and policies of labor and social insurance and the overall plan for the reform of labor and social insurance system, to prepare the development plan and annual work plan of labor and social insurance and organize their implementation, and to draft labor and social insurance regulations.

Legal basis: Article 7 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law. The administrative department of social insurance in the State Council is responsible for the national social insurance management, and other relevant departments in the State Council are responsible for the relevant social insurance work within their respective functions and duties. The social insurance administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level shall be responsible for the social insurance management within its administrative area, and other relevant departments of the local people's government at or above the county level shall be responsible for the relevant social insurance work within their respective functions and duties.