How to pay social security if you are unemployed?

1. Unemployed people pay social security through social security agencies.

2. Employees can pay social security by themselves after unemployment. If you are a local resident, you can pay social security as a flexible employee when you are unemployed. The procedures for flexible employees to apply for social security are as follows: those with local urban household registration carry recent one-inch color photos, ID cards, original and copies of household registration books, and go to the Municipal Social Security Bureau and the Medical Insurance Bureau to apply for old-age insurance and medical insurance respectively. After passing the examination, the insured person can pay the fee.

3. Legal basis: Article 50 of the Labor Contract Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * When the employer dissolves or terminates the labor contract, it shall issue a certificate of dissolution or termination of the labor contract, and go through the formalities for the transfer of files and social insurance relations for the employee within 15 days. Laborers shall handle the work handover according to the agreement of both parties. If the employing unit should pay economic compensation to the workers in accordance with the relevant provisions of this law, it should pay it when the work handover is completed. The employing unit shall keep the text of the dissolved or terminated labor contract for at least two years for future reference.