Do I have to pay social security myself?

It must be me. Handling conditions: registered residents in this city and non-registered residents who enjoy social public services such as social security in this city according to law, as well as foreigners, stateless persons and people from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao who are employed in this city and participate in social insurance according to law. Personal insurance: in fact, it is to pay personal social security for yourself in the form of flexible employment, but you must pay personal social security at the place where you are registered. If your permanent residence and domicile are not in the same area, but your domicile is still your hometown, then you can't pay personal social security in the form of flexible employment. However, even if you live in the household registration, you can only participate in the old-age insurance and medical insurance in the five insurances.

legal ground

Article 12 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

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 in proportion to the total wages of its employees as 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. Thirteenth employees of state-owned enterprises and institutions to participate in the basic old-age insurance, the basic old-age insurance premium should be paid by the government during the payment period. When the basic old-age insurance fund is insufficient to pay, the government gives subsidies. Article 14 Individual accounts shall not be withdrawn in advance, and the bookkeeping interest rate shall not be lower than the bank time deposit interest rate, and interest tax shall be exempted. If an individual dies, the balance of the individual account can be inherited. Fifteenth basic pension consists of overall pension and individual account pension. The basic pension is determined according to factors such as individual cumulative payment years, payment wages, average salary of local employees, personal account amount, average life expectancy of urban population, etc. Sixteenth individuals who participate 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. Seventeenth individuals who participate in the basic old-age insurance, due to illness or non-work-related death, their survivors can receive funeral grants and pensions; Persons who have completely lost their ability to work due to illness or non-work-related disability before reaching the statutory retirement age can receive disability allowance. The required funds are paid from the basic old-age insurance fund. Article 18 The state establishes a normal adjustment mechanism for basic pensions. According to the average wage increase and price increase of employees, the basic old-age insurance treatment level will be improved in a timely manner. Nineteenth individuals across the overall regional employment, the basic old-age insurance relationship with my transfer, the cumulative payment period. When an individual reaches the statutory retirement age, the basic pension is calculated in stages and distributed uniformly. Specific measures shall be formulated by the State Council.