Is social security paid once a month or once a year?

Social security can be divided into urban workers' social security, urban and rural residents' social security and flexible employment social security according to different payers.

If the insured is an urban employee social security, it is usually paid once a month, and the unit and employees have to pay the fee every month.

And if the insured is the social security of urban and rural residents, it is basically paid once a year, and the insured can pay the annual fee instead of paying it every month.

As for flexible employment social security, the general insured can choose their own payment methods, which can be once a year or once a month.

Regardless of the payment method of social security participants, we should pay attention to paying on time to avoid payment failure as much as possible. Because once the medical insurance in social security is paid off, the insured can no longer enjoy the basic medical insurance benefits. Moreover, many areas want to settle down and buy a house, and there will be certain requirements for the continuous payment time of social security. If the social security is paid off, the insured may not be able to settle down in the local area to buy a house.

Social insurance mainly through raising social insurance funds, and within a certain range of social insurance funds to implement overall adjustment, to give necessary help to workers when they encounter labor risks, to provide basic living security for workers. Workers can enjoy social insurance benefits as long as they meet the conditions for enjoying social insurance, that is, they have established labor relations with employers or paid various social insurance premiums according to regulations. Social insurance is the core content of social security system.

legal ground

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

Article 23

Employees should participate in the basic medical insurance for employees, and employers and employees should pay the basic medical insurance premiums in accordance with state regulations.

Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in the basic medical insurance for employees and other flexible employees can participate in the basic medical insurance for employees, and individuals pay the basic medical insurance premium in accordance with state regulations.

Article 25

Home to establish and improve the basic medical insurance system for urban residents. The basic medical insurance for urban residents combines individual contributions with government subsidies. People who enjoy the minimum living guarantee, disabled people who have lost their ability to work, elderly people and minors over 60 years old in low-income families, etc. , subsidized by the government.