Can social security be inherited?

Legal analysis: social security cannot be inherited, but if employees die after retirement and their personal accounts have not been fully collected, social security can be inherited. Legacy is the personal legal property left by a natural person when he dies. Generally, it includes legitimate wages, investment income and intellectual property income belonging to individual citizens.

Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 122 An inheritance is the personal legal property left by a natural person when he dies.

An inheritance that cannot be inherited according to the law or the nature of the inheritance shall not be inherited.

Article 123 After the beginning of inheritance, it shall be handled according to legal inheritance; If there is a will, it shall be inherited or bequeathed according to the will; If there is a legacy support agreement, it shall be handled in accordance with the agreement.

Article 127 The inheritance shall be in the following order: (1) The first order: spouse, children and parents; (2) The second order: brothers and sisters, grandparents and grandparents. After the inheritance begins, the successor in the first order inherits, and the successor in the second order does not inherit; If there is no successor in the first order, it is inherited by the successor in the second order. The children mentioned in this part include children born in wedlock, children born out of wedlock, adopted children and stepchildren with dependency. The parents mentioned in this part include biological parents, adoptive parents and step-parents with dependent relationship. Brothers and sisters referred to in this part include brothers and sisters of the same parents, half-brothers, adopted brothers and sisters, and stepbrothers and sisters with dependent relationship.