Do students have to pay social security?

Social insurance refers to a social and economic system that provides income or compensation for people who lose their ability to work, are temporarily unemployed or suffer losses due to health reasons. The main items of social insurance include endowment insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, industrial injury insurance and maternity insurance. The social insurance plan is organized by the government, forcing a certain group to use part of its income as social insurance taxes and fees to form a social insurance fund. Under certain conditions, the insured can get fixed income or loss compensation from the fund. It is a redistribution system, and its goal is to ensure the reproduction of material and labor and social stability.

Benefits of paying social insurance:

1, users can receive a certain living security fee every month after retirement;

2. Drugs purchased in pharmacies can be paid by social security cards, and expenses can be reimbursed when there is a major illness that requires hospitalization observation;

3. If an accident occurs during working hours or due to work reasons, compensation can be made;

4. Women have compensation allowance during childbirth, and all expenses incurred during childbirth are reimbursed.

Social security has the following characteristics:

1, protecting the rights and interests of workers, their relatives and employers;

2. The scope of protection only lies in the personal safety of workers caused by labor;

3. Mandatory, which can not be ignored by both workers and employers;

4. The purpose is to maintain the renewable and recyclable utilization of social labor resources;

5. The funds come from government policy support and contributions from personnel units and individuals.

legal ground

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

Article 64 Social insurance funds include basic old-age insurance funds, basic medical insurance funds, industrial injury insurance funds, unemployment insurance funds and maternity insurance funds. In addition to the basic medical insurance fund and maternity insurance fund combined accounting, other social insurance funds are accounted for separately according to social insurance types. Social insurance funds implement a unified accounting system throughout the country.

The social insurance fund is earmarked for special purposes, and no organization or individual may occupy or misappropriate it.