What is the meaning of land for social security

The meaning of land-for-social-security is as follows:

1. A policy arrangement in which farmers exchange their contracted land for social insurance;

2. This usually occurs when the state expropriates farmers' land;

3. Farmers are transformed into non-agricultural hukou and are insured for old-age pensions;

4. Social insurance consists of five types: work-related injuries, unemployment, maternity, old-age pensions and medical insurance

5. Rural residents can voluntarily participate in the new rural social pension insurance in their place of household registration;

6. The social insurance fund is subject to state supervision to ensure its safe and effective operation.

Methods of land utilization:

1. Agricultural land: used for agricultural production activities such as planting crops, forestry, animal husbandry and fisheries;

2. Residential land: used for the construction of residential houses and their ancillary facilities;

3. Commercial land: used for commercial activities such as commercial services, retailing and catering;

4. Industrial land: used for industrial production and storage such as factories, warehouses, etc.

5. Land for public **** facilities: for the construction of schools, hospitals, parks, and other public **** services;

6. Special land: for special purposes such as military, cemeteries, and religion.

In summary, land-for-social-security refers to the policy of replacing contracted land with social insurance when the state expropriates the land, so that farmers can turn into non-agricultural households and enjoy five types of social insurance, such as work-related injuries, unemployment, maternity, old-age pensions, and medical care; at the same time, rural residents can take part in the new type of rural social pension insurance, and the social insurance fund is subject to the supervision of the state to ensure its safe and effective operation.

Legal basis:

The People's Republic of China (PRC) Land Administration Law

Article 48

The expropriation of land shall be compensated fairly and reasonably, and the original standard of living of the farmers whose land has been expropriated shall be guaranteed without any reduction in standard of living, and their livelihoods shall be safeguarded in the long run. Land expropriation shall, in accordance with the law, pay in full and in a timely manner the compensation for land, resettlement subsidies, and compensation for rural villagers' dwellings, other aboveground attachments, and seedlings, as well as arrange for the social security expenses of the peasants whose land has been expropriated. The standards for land compensation and resettlement subsidies for expropriated agricultural land shall be determined by provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government through the formulation and publication of district comprehensive land prices. The comprehensive land price shall be formulated by taking into account such factors as the original use of the land, the conditions of the land resources, the value of the land, the location of the land, the relationship between the supply and demand of the land, the population, and the level of economic and social development, and shall be adjusted or re-published at least once every three years. Compensation standards for the expropriation of land other than agricultural land, ground attachments and seedlings shall be set by provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government. For rural villagers' residences therein, fair and reasonable compensation shall be given in accordance with the principles of compensation before relocation and improvement of living conditions, respecting the wishes of the rural villagers, and by means of rearranging the homesteads to build houses, providing resettlement houses, or monetary compensation, and compensating the costs of relocation and temporary resettlement due to expropriation, so as to safeguard the rights of the rural villagers to reside in their homes and to their lawful rights and interests to housing and property. Local people's governments at or above the county level shall include farmers whose land has been expropriated in the corresponding social security system for old-age pensions and the like. The social security expenses of farmers whose land is expropriated are mainly used to subsidize the social insurance contributions of eligible farmers whose land is expropriated, such as old-age insurance. The methods of raising, managing and utilizing the social security expenses of the expropriated farmers shall be formulated by the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government.