Age limit for purchasing social security

Legal analysis: the state stipulates that 16 years old can participate in social insurance. Employees of government agencies, enterprises and institutions who participate in the work should pay social insurance from the beginning of their employment. Staff of government agencies and institutions, employees of enterprises and institutions should pay social insurance until retirement age, when the minimum payment is 15 years, they can retire and receive pensions. The minimum accumulated payment of the flexible employment pension insurance participants is 15 years, and they will retire at the retirement age.

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

Article 2 The state establishes social insurance systems such as basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance, so as to guarantee citizens' right to receive material assistance from the state and society in accordance with the law in case of old age, illness, industrial injury, unemployment and maternity.

Article 3 The social insurance system adheres to the principles of wide coverage, basic protection, multi-level and sustainability, and the level of social insurance should be compatible with the level of economic and social development.