Can social security be inherited?

Legal analysis: social security cannot be inherited, but if an employee dies after retirement, and his personal account storage amount has not been fully collected, the personal payment principal and interest in the personal account storage amount (or balance) will be returned to the employee's legal heir or designated beneficiary in one lump sum by the social insurance agency. If an individual with basic old-age insurance dies due to illness or non-work-related, his survivors can receive funeral subsidies and pensions.

Legal basis: Article 17 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), if an individual who participates in the basic old-age insurance dies due to illness or non-work, his survivors can receive funeral subsidies and pensions; Persons who have completely lost their ability to work due to illness or non-work-related disability before reaching the statutory retirement age can receive disability allowance. The required funds are paid from the basic old-age insurance fund.