Can I pay social security for unemployment benefits?

Unemployment benefits can be paid to social insurance.

Unemployment benefit is a part of the unemployment insurance system, which aims to provide certain living security for the unemployed. During the period of receiving unemployment benefits, the unemployed can continue to pay social security, including endowment insurance and medical insurance. The advantage of this is that it can maintain the continuity of social security, avoid the interruption of social security contributions due to unemployment, and thus protect individual social security rights and interests.

The application procedures for unemployment benefits are as follows:

1. The employing unit shall, within 15 days after the termination of the labor relationship, declare the unemployment list to the Social Security Bureau and issue a certificate of termination of the labor relationship.

2. Within 60 days after unemployment, prepare personal ID card, certificate of termination of labor relations, unemployment registration certificate and bank card, and bring materials to the local social security center for review.

3. After passing the examination, you can wait for the payment of unemployment benefits and participate in the corresponding re-employment training according to the local notice.

The advantages of unemployment benefits are as follows:

1. Protecting personal social security rights and interests: Paying social security during the period of receiving unemployment benefits can maintain the continuity of social security and avoid interrupting social security payment due to unemployment, thus protecting personal social security rights and interests.

2. Lay a foundation for future employment and retirement: Paying social security can lay a good foundation for future employment and retirement and reduce personal economic pressure.

3. Relieve the economic pressure under special circumstances: For some special circumstances, such as the need to pay large medical expenses during unemployment, paying social security can also alleviate the economic pressure of individuals.

To sum up, the unemployment benefit system refers to a system enforced by the state through legislation, in which employers, employees' individual contributions and state financial subsidies jointly raise funds to establish an unemployment insurance fund, provide material help to workers who have temporarily suspended their lives due to unemployment, ensure their basic livelihood, and create conditions for their re-employment through vocational training and employment introduction.

Legal basis:

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

Article 46

Before unemployment, if I and the employer have paid a total of one year but less than five years, the longest period of receiving unemployment insurance benefits is twelve months; If the accumulated payment is over five years but less than ten years, the maximum period for receiving unemployment insurance benefits is eighteen months; If the accumulated payment is more than ten years, the maximum period for receiving unemployment insurance benefits is twenty-four months. If you are unemployed again after re-employment, the payment time will be recalculated, and the period of receiving unemployment insurance benefits will be combined with the period of receiving unemployment insurance benefits that should have been received but not received in the previous unemployment, and the longest period will not exceed 24 months.

Article 47

The standard of unemployment insurance benefits shall be determined by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and shall not be lower than the minimum living standard for urban residents.

Article 48

During the period of receiving unemployment insurance benefits, the unemployed participate in the basic medical insurance for employees and enjoy the basic medical insurance benefits.

The basic medical insurance premiums payable by the unemployed are paid from the unemployment insurance fund, and individuals do not pay the basic medical insurance premiums.