Can urban workers' endowment insurance be paid by themselves?

Legal analysis: Yes. The basic old-age insurance for urban workers can be insured in the form of units or individuals (flexible employees and self-employed). Endowment insurance is the basic social endowment insurance, which is a social insurance system established by the state and society according to certain laws and regulations to solve the basic life of workers who reach the working age limit stipulated by the state and terminate their labor obligations or quit their jobs because of old age.

Legal basis: Article 10 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), employees shall participate in the basic old-age insurance, and the employer and employees shall jointly pay the basic old-age insurance premium. Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in the basic old-age insurance in the employer and other flexible employees can participate in the basic old-age insurance, and individuals pay the basic old-age insurance premium. The measures for the endowment insurance of civil servants and staff managed by reference to the Civil Service Law shall be formulated by the State Council.