Do I still need to pay social security for the month of retirement?

Those who retire in that month still need to pay social security for that month.

First, the basic provisions of social security contributions

Social security payment is implemented in accordance with relevant national laws and regulations, aiming at protecting the basic rights and interests of workers, including endowment insurance, medical insurance and unemployment insurance. According to the regulations, workers should pay social security fees on a monthly basis during the existence of labor relations.

The second is the social security payment in the month of retirement.

Although the employees who retired that month are about to end their labor relations, their labor relations still exist before the formal retirement procedures are completed. Therefore, according to the social security payment regulations, retirees still need to continue to pay social security fees that month.

In addition, social security payment is related to personal wage income. People who retire that month will still receive their pre-retirement wages, so they are also obliged to pay social security fees in proportion to their wages.

Third, retirement procedures and social security payment

Retirement procedures usually take some time, including submitting retirement applications, reviewing retirement qualifications and going through retirement procedures. In this process, those who retired that month are still in the working state and should continue to pay social security.

It should be noted that once the retirement formalities are officially completed, the workers will officially quit the labor relationship, and there is no need to pay social security fees at this time.

To sum up:

Social security in the month of retirement is still to be paid. This is because before going through the formal retirement formalities, the labor relations of the workers still exist, and those who retire that month will still receive their wages and have the obligation to pay social security fees in proportion to their wages. Therefore, people who retire that month should continue to pay social security according to regulations to ensure the integrity of their social security rights and interests.

Legal basis:

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

Article 10 stipulates:

Employees should participate in basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance, and employers and employees should jointly pay basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance and unemployment insurance.

People's Republic of China (PRC) labor contract law

Article 30 provides that:

When the labor contract expires or the termination conditions agreed by the parties appear, the labor contract shall be terminated. The employing unit shall, at the termination of the labor contract, handle the formalities for the transfer of social insurance relations for the workers.