How many years do you need to pay for flexible employment?

The minimum period for flexible employees to pay social security is 15 years.

For flexible employees, pension insurance needs to be paid for a total of 15 years, and medical insurance policies vary from place to place. The specific payment period is subject to local policies. When reaching the statutory retirement age, those who have paid the old-age insurance 15 years can receive the basic pension on a monthly basis. After paying medical insurance for a certain number of years, you will no longer pay the basic medical insurance premium when you reach retirement age and continue to enjoy the basic medical insurance benefits. According to the provisions of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), individuals participating in the basic old-age insurance will receive the basic old-age pension on a monthly basis if they have paid 15 years at the statutory retirement age.

The number of years for flexible employees to pay social insurance premiums depends on individual circumstances. Generally speaking, flexible employees can choose the number of years to pay social insurance premiums and the grades to pay social insurance premiums. Different years and grades of paying social insurance premiums will lead to different pensions.

To sum up, flexible employees need to pay at least 15 years of old-age insurance, and the payment period of medical insurance depends on local policies. When choosing to pay social security, it is suggested to choose the way and time limit of paying social security reasonably according to one's own economic strength and future planning.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) social insurance law

Article 21

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.