Can I pay social security by myself? How come?

Social security can be paid by yourself.

Individuals can pay social insurance as freelancers and need to go to the social security service point of the local community street or the county-level social security bureau to handle it. According to the prescribed payment base, pay according to a certain proportion. The local regulations are different. General old-age insurance is paid at the rate of 18- 28%, and medical insurance is generally paid at the rate of 6- 10% of the local average wage level in the previous year. The basic materials needed are household registration book, ID card and photocopy, and two 1 inch photos.

Materials required for individuals to pay social security:

1, fill in the form "Application Form for Change of Social Insurance Registration in XX City";

2, household registration book (copy of the original inspection);

3, ID card (copy of the original inspection);

4. Please provide a financial social security card if you have already handled it; If you have not applied for a financial social security card, please provide the passbook or debit card issued by the insured in the city's industry, agriculture, construction, China Merchants Bank and Bank of Communications (copy of the original inspection);

5. If a person who moves into this city after reaching the statutory retirement age and fails to receive employee pension insurance benefits or pensions on a monthly basis applies for the first file of basic medical insurance, he should also provide a valid certificate (original receipt) issued by the social security department where the original household registration is located.

To sum up, individuals can really pay social insurance by themselves, especially as freelancers. This usually needs to go to the social security service point of the local community street or the social security bureau at the district and county level. The proportion and base of payment vary according to local regulations. General old-age insurance is between 18-28%, and medical insurance is paid according to 6 to 10% of the local average social wage in the previous year. The basic materials that individuals need to pay social security are household registration book, ID card and its copy, and two one-inch photos. The specific materials to be prepared include the XX Social Insurance Registration Change Application Form, household registration book, ID card, financial social security card or passbook or debit card issued by the designated bank, and relevant certificates issued by the social security department where the original household registration is located at the statutory retirement age.

Legal basis:

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

Article 58

The employing unit shall, within 30 days from the date of employment, apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration for its employees. If the social insurance has not been registered, the social insurance agency shall verify the social insurance premium it should pay. Employees-free individual industrial and commercial households who voluntarily participate in social insurance, part-time employees who do not participate in social insurance in the employing unit and other flexible employees shall apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration. The state establishes a national unified personal social security number. Personal social security number is a citizen's identity number.