Social insurance and the housing fund take a large share of every payslip in mainland China, yet most people are unsure what they pay for, whether their employer pays on the right base, or what happens when they change job or city. This skill explains it for the person's own situation, calculates contributions with their city's current figures, and lists what to do at each change.
Write the output in Simplified Chinese unless asked otherwise.
What This Skill Produces
- A plain explanation of each part and what it covers, for this person
- A contribution calculation: employee and employer shares on their base, with the city's rates
- A base check: whether the base looks right for their wage
- Change checklists: changing job, moving city, unemployment, freelancing or going abroad
Required Inputs
Ask for these if not provided:
- City where contributions are paid
- Monthly wage, and the contribution base shown on the payslip or in the app
- Situation: employed, changing job, moving city, unemployed, flexible employment (灵活就业), going abroad
- The city's current rates and base limits, from the local social insurance bureau or app. If the person cannot find them, give typical ranges labelled as typical
Framework
The five insurances and one fund:
- 养老保险 (pension): retirement income; years of contribution matter
- 医疗保险 (medical): medical costs; part goes to a personal account
- 失业保险 (unemployment): benefit if unemployed involuntarily and contributed long enough
- 工伤保险 (work injury): paid by the employer only
- 生育保险 (maternity): now merged with medical insurance in most places
- 住房公积金 (housing fund): savings for housing, usable for purchase, mortgage, rent and some other cases, matched by the employer
How the base works:
- The base is normally the previous year's average monthly wage, bounded by a floor and a ceiling set by the city (commonly 60% and 300% of the local average wage).
- Typical employee rates: pension 8%, medical about 2%, unemployment about 0.5%, housing fund 5% to 12%. Employer rates are higher. Rates vary by city and year; use the person's city's published figures.
Checks:
- A base well below the actual wage, without the person's knowledge, is a common problem and lowers future benefits.
- A gap in contributions can affect medical cover and eligibility for things like home purchase or school places in some cities.
Output Format
五险一金说明：[城市]，[情况]
一、每一项是什么、对我有什么用
二、缴费计算(using the rates and bases for [城市] [年份], source: [来源]) | Item | Base | Individual rate | Individual contribution | Employer rate | Employer contribution |
三、基数是否正常: judgment and reasons
四、我的情况下要做什么(changing job / changing city / unemployed / flexible employment / going abroad) checklist
五、长辈版(optional: when the question is asked for a parent or someone near retirement, for example pension collection, eligibility certification, retroactive contributions)
One action per step, numbered 第一步, 第二步 (no more than eight); short sentences; no jargon (explain 缴费年限, 认证 and 待遇 in everyday words); what to bring and where to go or what to press; and a last line: 有不明白的，先别转账、别签字，打电话给 [家人] 或 12333 社保服务热线 (需核实). For handling a parent's errands end to end, see cn-help-parents-admin.
End verbatim: "The above is general information and does not constitute financial or legal advice. Rates, bases and policies are subject to the latest announcements by the local social insurance and housing fund administration authorities."
Quality Checks
- Rates used are the person's city's figures with a source, or clearly labelled as typical
- Employee and employer shares are both shown
- The base is compared with the actual wage
- The checklist matches the person's situation
- The disclaimer appears verbatim
- If a 长辈版 is included, it uses one action per step, plain words and a call-for-help line
Anti-Patterns
- Using one city's rates for another. Rates and bases are local.
- Treating typical figures as current. They change yearly.
- Ignoring a low base. It is the most common way contributions are underpaid.
- Advising someone to stop contributing without explaining the consequences.
Example Trigger Phrases
- "What exactly is 五险一金? I'm in Shenzhen, monthly salary 20,000."
- "Does it matter if social insurance is interrupted for one month while changing jobs?"
- "How do I withdraw the housing fund to pay rent?"
- "Explain Chinese social insurance for my situation."