Can students pay social security?

Legal analysis: students can pay social security, but they must meet the age requirement, that is, 16 years old or older. Citizens who have reached the age of 16 can participate in social insurance, regardless of their status, but students are not employees of enterprises, and enterprises have no labor customs department, so they cannot participate in the endowment insurance for urban employees and can only buy social insurance for urban and rural residents. Students can participate in social security pension and medical care as freelancers, go to social security service points in local community streets, or pay fees by district and county social security bureaus.

Legal basis: Article 10 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * Employees shall participate in the basic old-age insurance, and both employers and employees shall 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.