How do unemployed people pay social security?

Legal Analysis: Unemployed people who participate in the basic old-age insurance should pay the basic old-age insurance premium in accordance with state regulations, and record it in the basic old-age insurance pooling fund and individual account respectively. Unemployed persons and individuals pay basic medical insurance premiums in accordance with state regulations.

Legal basis: Article 12 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the employer shall pay the basic old-age insurance premium according to the proportion of the total wages of its 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.

Twenty-third employees should participate in the basic medical insurance for employees, and employers and employees should pay the basic medical insurance premiums in accordance with state regulations.

Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in the basic medical insurance for employees and other flexible employees can participate in the basic medical insurance for employees, and individuals pay the basic medical insurance premium in accordance with state regulations.