Can social security and provident fund be paid by different companies?

Legal analysis: Under normal circumstances, two companies can't pay separately. However, apart from their own contributions, social security and provident fund management institutions are different. Provident funds are managed by the Provident Fund Management Center, and social security is managed by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.

Legal basis: Regulations on the Management of Housing Provident Fund

Twenty-sixth workers who have paid housing provident fund can apply for housing provident fund loans to the housing provident fund management center when purchasing, building, renovating or overhauling their own houses.

The housing provident fund management center shall make a decision on whether to grant loans within 15 days from the date of accepting the application, and notify the applicant; Where a loan is granted, the entrusted bank shall go through the loan formalities.

The risk of housing provident fund loans shall be borne by the housing provident fund management center.

Twenty-seventh applicants for housing provident fund loans shall provide guarantees.

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

Article 4 Employers and individuals who pay social insurance premiums according to law in People's Republic of China (PRC) have the right to inquire about payment records and personal rights and interests records, and ask social insurance agencies to provide social insurance consultation and other related services.

Individuals enjoy social insurance benefits according to law and have the right to supervise the payment of their own units.

Article 58 An employing unit shall, within 30 days from the date of employment, apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration for its employees. If the social insurance has not been registered, the social insurance agency shall verify the social insurance premium it should pay.

Employees-free individual industrial and commercial households who voluntarily participate in social insurance, part-time employees who do not participate in social insurance in the employing unit and other flexible employees shall apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration.

The state establishes a national unified personal social security number. Personal social security number is a citizen's identity number.