Must social security be paid continuously for 15 years?

Legal analysis: No, the long-term payment requirements in social security are endowment insurance and medical insurance, in which the cumulative payment period of endowment insurance is at least 15 and that of medical insurance is at least 20 years. Therefore, social security does not need to be paid continuously 15, and you can enjoy the treatment of lifelong pension and medical insurance only by paying the minimum number of years. The longer the payment period, the more pension you will receive after retirement. If the medical insurance is out of supply, you can't enjoy hospitalization reimbursement in the month when the medical insurance is out of supply.

Legal basis: Article 16 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that individuals who have participated in the basic old-age insurance will receive the basic old-age pension on a monthly basis if they have accumulated contributions for fifteen years when they reach the statutory retirement age. Individuals who participate in the basic old-age insurance and pay less than fifteen years when they reach the statutory retirement age can pay for fifteen years and receive the basic pension on a monthly basis; Can also be transferred to the new rural social endowment insurance or urban residents' social endowment insurance, enjoy the corresponding pension insurance benefits in accordance with the provisions of the State Council.