What is social security?

Social security is the abbreviation of social insurance, China's social security system includes many elements, which one are you referring to.

1, urban workers' social insurance ("urban insurance"), urban insurance five insurance, including pension insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, industrial injury insurance and maternity insurance, mainly for the working staff;

2, urban residents' social old-age pension and basic medical insurance ("home insurance"), mainly for the unemployed and insecure urban residents;

2, urban residents' social old-age pension and basic medical insurance (referred to as "residence insurance"), mainly for urban residents who are jobless and insecure;

3. The new type of rural social pension insurance (referred to as "new rural insurance") and the new type of rural cooperative medical system (referred to as "new rural cooperative medical system"), mainly for the jobless and insecure;

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If you're referring to the first one, paying for it yourself mainly means paying for pension insurance and medical insurance. Pension insurance to accumulate contributions for a total of 15 years, when you reach the legal retirement age in order to apply for retirement, and receive a monthly pension; paid medical insurance, you can enjoy the relevant treatment of medical insurance: medical insurance card or social security card to go to the medical insurance drugstore to buy drugs, to go to the medical insurance hospitals, reimbursement of the relevant costs. After N years of accumulated contributions to the medical insurance, you can enjoy the retirement medical insurance after retirement. (This N years depends on the local regulations, some places only require a cumulative contribution of 15 years, some require a full 25 years)

In short, social security is a kind of basic protection for your future life, not simply a matter of how much you put in and how much you enjoy. Because everyone's destiny is different, some people often get sick or have a serious illness, then the health insurance is very important to him; some people live a long life, then the pension he receives is far more than the amount of his contributions.

While it is said to pay social security and what not. In the absence of any difficulties feel no use, but to the time of need to know the importance of social security.