Can Flexible Employment Social Security and Urban and Rural Resident Social Security be combined?

These two types of social security are run independently of each other, but there may be specific convergence or transfer policies. If you need to merge or transfer your social security relationship, you should consult your local social security department for specific policy and procedure requirements.

In some regions or under certain circumstances, there may be relevant policies that allow for the articulation or transfer of certain parts of the two, but this is not a direct merger, but rather an operation that follows specific rules and processes. Therefore, whether it is possible to merge flexible employment social security and urban and rural residents' social security, you need to refer to the local social security policies and regulations.

If a flexibly employed person wants to transfer his or her existing social security relationship to the urban-rural residents' social security system, or if an urban or rural resident wants to transfer his or her social security relationship to the flexible employment social security system, he or she generally needs to submit the relevant application materials according to the requirements of the local social security department, and go through the review and processing procedures. These procedures may include filling out an application form, providing proof of identity, proof of social security payment and other materials, as well as paying the relevant fees.

In summary:

Whether flexible employment social security and social security for urban and rural residents can be combined depends on specific social security policies and regional regulations. Generally, these two types of social security are operated independently of each other, but there may be specific articulation or transfer policies. If you need to merge or transfer your social security relationships, you should consult your local social security department for specific policy and procedural requirements.

Legal basis:

The Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 10 stipulates:

Employees shall take part in basic pension insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance, and maternity insurance, and the employer and the employee*** shall pay the basic pension insurance premiums, the basic medical insurance premiums and the unemployment insurance premiums together.

Article 12 stipulates:

The employing unit shall pay the basic pension insurance premiums in accordance with the proportion of the total wages of the employees of the unit as stipulated by the State, which shall be credited to the Basic Pension Insurance Coordination Fund. Employees shall pay basic pension insurance premiums in proportion to their own wages as prescribed by the State and credit them to their individual accounts.

Article 16 stipulates:

Individuals who have participated in basic old-age insurance and who have accumulated fifteen years of contributions by the time they reach the legal retirement age shall receive basic old-age insurance benefits on a monthly basis. If an individual participating in basic old-age insurance dies due to illness or not due to work, his or her surviving family members may receive funeral grants and pensions; if he or she becomes disabled due to illness or not due to work and is totally incapacitated for work when he or she has not yet reached the statutory retirement age, he or she may receive a disability allowance. The required funds are paid from the basic pension insurance fund.