Can individuals pay social security?

Legal analysis: individuals can pay social security. Social security payment methods are divided into individual payment and unit payment. Under normal circumstances, when paying social security funds in the name of an individual, it can only be two parts of social security, namely pension and medical insurance. However, when the unit pays for the society, it can get more benefits. Units can help individuals to pay pension, medical insurance, housing provident fund, work injury insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance and other expenses. Individuals pay social insurance with flexible employees: according to the prescribed payment base and proportion, local regulations are different. Endowment insurance is generally paid in the proportion of 18%-28%, and medical insurance is generally paid in the proportion of 6%- 10% of the local average social wage level in the previous year.

Legal basis: Article 12 of the full text of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the employer 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.