Is five insurance the same as social security?

Legal analysis: There is no difference between social security and five insurances, which refer to five types of insurance: endowment insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, work injury insurance and maternity insurance.

1. In terms of five risks, the proportion of units and individuals is generally: 20% for pension insurance units and 8% for individuals; 6% for medical insurance units and 2% for individuals; Unemployment insurance unit 2%, individual1%; 1% maternity insurance shall be borne by the unit; 0.8% of work-related injury insurance is also borne by the unit, and individual employees do not bear maternity and work-related injury insurance.

2. In terms of content, social insurance refers to a security system with workers as the protection object, special events such as old age, illness, disability, unemployment and death as the protection content, and characterized by government coercion.

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

Article 12 The employing unit shall pay the basic old-age insurance premium according to the proportion of the total wages of employees stipulated by the state and record it in the basic old-age insurance pooling fund.

Employees shall pay the basic old-age insurance premium in accordance with the proportion of wages stipulated by the state and record it in their personal accounts.

Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in the basic old-age insurance in the employing unit and other flexible employees who have participated in the basic old-age insurance shall pay the basic old-age insurance premiums in accordance with state regulations and record them in the basic old-age insurance pooling fund and individual accounts respectively.

Article 60 The employing unit shall declare on its own and pay social insurance premiums in full and on time. Except for legal reasons such as force majeure, the payment shall not be postponed or reduced. The social insurance premiums that employees should pay shall be withheld and remitted by the employer, and the employer shall inform me of the details of paying social insurance premiums on a monthly basis.

Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in social insurance in the employing units and other flexible employees can pay social insurance premiums directly to the social insurance premium collection agencies.