Which department is in charge of social security?

Legal analysis: (1) Social security is the specific responsibility of local labor and social security departments (bureaus).

(2) The full name of the Social Security Bureau. In some places, it is generally called "Social Security Administration" or "Social Security Bureau". In some places, the social security business is summarized as the local "Human Resources and Social Security Bureau". The units directly under the Social Security Bureau generally include: social labor insurance management center, social insurance management center of government institutions, and rural social insurance management center. The Social Security Bureau is a government department that enjoys the power entrusted by the state according to law, exercises its functions and powers with the national budget as the activity funds, and enjoys the capacity of civil rights and civil conduct. It is the government administrative organ responsible for managing and handling various social security businesses.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law.

Fifth people's governments at or above the county level shall incorporate social insurance into the national economic and social development plan.

The state raises social insurance funds through multiple channels. People's governments at or above the county level shall give necessary financial support to social insurance.

The state supports social insurance through preferential tax policies.

Article 6 The State exercises strict supervision over social insurance funds.

The State Council and the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall establish and improve the supervision and management system of social insurance funds to ensure the safe and effective operation of social insurance funds.

People's governments at or above the county level shall take measures to encourage and support all sectors of society to participate in the supervision of social insurance funds.

Article 7 The administrative department of social insurance in the State Council is responsible for the management of social insurance throughout the country, 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.

Eighth social insurance agencies to provide social insurance services, responsible for social insurance registration, personal rights and interests records, social insurance benefits payment and other work.