Can minors buy social security?

Legal analysis: 16 years old can be insured for social security. Non-employed urban residents who have reached the age of 16 (excluding students at school) and do not meet the conditions for participating in the basic old-age insurance for employees may voluntarily participate in the old-age insurance for urban residents at their domicile.

Legal basis: Article 10 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * 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.