Can self-employed people pay social security?

Legal analysis: Yes. Self-employed people are individual industrial and commercial households. China's Social Insurance Law stipulates that individual industrial and commercial households without employees can participate in basic old-age insurance and basic medical insurance, and individuals pay basic old-age insurance and basic medical insurance premiums. It should be noted that large industrial and commercial households only participate in basic old-age insurance and basic medical insurance.

Legal basis:

First, the "People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law" Article 10 employees shall participate in the basic old-age insurance, and both employers and employees shall 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.

Two. Article 23 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), employees shall participate in the basic medical insurance for employees, and employers and employees shall pay the basic medical insurance premiums in accordance with state regulations.

Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in the basic medical insurance for employees and other flexible employees can participate in the basic medical insurance for employees, and individuals pay the basic medical insurance premium in accordance with state regulations.