What is the minimum age to buy social security?

The minimum age for purchasing social insurance is not less than 16 years old.

Generally, the parties can only take part in the labor when they are 16 years old, and the social security shall be paid by themselves and the unit according to the regulations, otherwise, the employer belongs to the use of child labor, which is illegal. The endowment insurance fund for urban and rural residents consists of individual contributions, collective subsidies and government subsidies.

The period for purchasing social security is as follows:

1. If it is the first time to participate in social security, the maximum age to pay social security is limited by the statutory retirement age. If men are over 60 years old, female employees are over 50 years old and cadres are over 55 years old, they can no longer participate in insurance.

2. For those who are not insured for the first time, there is no maximum age limit for purchasing social security. Those who do not apply for retirement at the legal retirement age can continue to pay social security, and there is no age limit.

The conditions for social security payment are as follows:

1, establish a labor contract relationship with the employer and sign a labor contract;

2. The employer is a legal enterprise in China that has gone through the business license and other formalities and registered social security and housing provident fund according to regulations;

3. He is a legal citizen of China;

4. regardless of the household registration, you can apply for five insurances and one gold regardless of the town, rural area, foreign place and local area.

The information required for social security is as follows:

1. Company, labor contract, personnel increase form and salary certificate;

2. Individuals, copies of ID cards, photos, attrition tables or account numbers.

To sum up, the age limit for purchasing employee social security is generally not less than 16 years old. Generally speaking, a party must be at least 16 years old to take part in labor.

Legal basis:

Article 2 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law

The state establishes social insurance systems such as basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance, so as to guarantee citizens' right to receive material assistance from the state and society in accordance with the law when they are old, sick, injured, unemployed and have children.

Article 58

The employing unit shall, within 30 days from the date of employment, apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration for its 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.