Do college students need to pay social security?

College students can pay social security. Anyone who has reached the age of 16 can participate in social insurance, but college students are not employees of enterprises and cannot participate in the endowment insurance for urban employees. College students can only participate in flexible employment or residents' pension insurance. If you want to participate in the endowment insurance for urban workers, you must sign a labor contract with the employer after graduation, and you can only participate under the conditions of labor relations. There are two kinds of social security as a whole. One is for the employment group, called employee social security, and the other is for the unemployed group, called urban and rural residents social security. Of course, students are unemployed and can only buy a second one.

Students can go to social security (pension+medical care) as freelancers, social security service points in local community streets, and social security bureaus (labor and social security bureaus) at district and county levels to pay fees. Moreover, students can pay medical insurance through the school, with few restrictions and little annual payment, but it can guarantee the purchase of medicine and medical treatment, which is very practical.

There is little advantage for students to pay social security, but it can be considered if conditions permit. Even if you don't buy social security, you must buy a medical insurance, such as medical insurance for urban and rural residents.

However, when looking for a job, college students are not advised to pay social security.

Legal basis: Article 4 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * 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 and interests records, and ask 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. Article 58 An employing unit shall, within 30 days from the date of employment, apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration for its employees. If the social insurance has not been registered, the social insurance agency shall verify the social insurance premium it should pay. Employees-free individual industrial and commercial households who voluntarily participate in social insurance, part-time employees who do not participate in social insurance in the employing unit and other flexible employees shall apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration. The state establishes a national unified personal social security number. Personal social security number is a citizen's identity number.