Can self-employed people pay social security for individuals?

Self-employed individuals can pay social security by themselves. Self-employed individuals can go directly to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration, get a social security card, and then pay their legally payable social security fees in full monthly according to the amount approved by the social security agency.

Legal objectivity:

Article 10 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), employees shall participate in the basic old-age insurance, and the employer and employees shall jointly pay the basic old-age insurance premium. Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in the basic old-age insurance in the employer and other flexible employees can participate in the basic old-age insurance, and individuals pay the basic old-age insurance premium. The measures for the endowment insurance of civil servants and staff managed by reference to the Civil Service Law shall be formulated by the State Council. Article 12 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the employing unit shall pay the basic old-age insurance premium in proportion to the total wages of its employees as 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.