Is it illegal for individuals not to pay social security?

It is illegal for individuals not to pay social security. The reason for this is the following：

1. Paying social security is a legal obligation and must be paid;

2. According to the law, employees should participate in the basic old-age insurance, and the employer and employees should jointly pay the basic old-age insurance premium. Employers and individuals in People's Republic of China (PRC) pay social insurance premiums according to law, and have the right to inquire about payment records and personal rights records, and require social insurance agencies to provide social insurance consultation and other related services.

Employers and individuals in People's Republic of China (PRC) pay social insurance premiums according to law, and have the right to inquire about payment records and personal rights records, and require 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.

If you don't pay social security, you can't enjoy old-age insurance and medical insurance, and you can't buy a house in some cities. Details are as follows:

1, unable to enjoy pension insurance and medical insurance. Conditional to receive pension insurance. /kloc-you need to pay the pension after 0/5 years, and you can receive it monthly after retirement. Medical insurance needs to be paid for 20 years to enjoy it for life. Cumulative calculation of payment period of endowment insurance and medical insurance. The longer the payment time, the more money and benefits you will enjoy.

It is impossible to buy a house in some cities. Many cities directly link the conditions of buying a house with social security. Take Beijing as an example. If you want to buy a house in Beijing, you need to pay social security for at least five years, and you can't stop paying in the middle. Once interrupted, the five-year period will be recalculated.

In addition, according to the relevant regulations, if the employer does not apply for social insurance registration, the social insurance administrative department shall order it to make corrections within a time limit; If no correction is made within the time limit, the employer shall be fined between one and three times the amount of social insurance premiums payable, and the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be fined between 500 yuan and 3,000 yuan.

Legal basis: 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 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.