Is social security paid this month or last month?

The employer pays social security to employees this month.

The main items of social insurance include endowment insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, industrial injury insurance and maternity insurance. It is a non-profit social security system with the function of income redistribution to prevent and force most social members to participate.

According to the "Regulations on the Administration of Social Insurance Premium Declaration and Payment":

Article 1 These Provisions are formulated in accordance with the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) (hereinafter referred to as the Social Insurance Law) and the Provisional Regulations on the Collection and Payment of Social Insurance Fees for the purpose of regulating the administration of the declaration and payment of social insurance premiums.

Article 2 These Provisions shall apply to the employer's declaration of payment and the collection of social insurance premiums by social insurance agencies.

The social insurance premiums mentioned in these Provisions refer to the basic old-age insurance premiums, basic medical insurance premiums, work-related injury insurance premiums, unemployment insurance premiums and maternity insurance premiums paid by employers and their employees according to law.