Is a social security card number the same as an ID number.

Social security card number is not an ID number.

Social security card numbers are not the same as ID card numbers. On the front side of the social security card (i.e., the side with the participant's photo), there are two numbers, one is the ID card number, which is the social security number, is the only identification of the citizens to participate in social security, enjoy social security benefits, and to realize the connection of social security rights and interests, which is an important symbol of the citizens to have social security rights and interests; and the other one is the social security card number. Social insurance refers to a social and economic system that provides income or compensation to a population that is incapacitated, temporarily out of work, or has suffered losses due to health reasons. The main programs of social insurance include pension insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, work injury insurance and maternity insurance.

Social insurance programs are organized by the government, which forces a certain group of people to form a social insurance fund by paying a part of their income as social insurance tax (fee), from which the insured can receive a fixed amount of income or compensation for their losses if certain conditions are fulfilled, and it is a kind of redistributive system, the goal of which is to ensure the reproduction of material and labor force and the stability of the society.

Social insurance is an important part of the social security system, and it occupies a central position in the whole social security system. In addition, social insurance is a kind of contributory social security, the funds are mainly paid by employers and workers themselves, the government financial subsidies and bear the ultimate responsibility. But workers can only enjoy the corresponding social insurance benefits if they fulfill their legal obligation to make contributions and meet the legal conditions.

Article 58 of the Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China ? An employer shall, within thirty days from the date of employment, apply to a social insurance agency for social insurance registration for its employees. If it fails to register for social insurance, the social insurance agency shall approve the social insurance premiums it shall pay.

Individual industrial and commercial households without employees who voluntarily participate in social insurance, part-time employees who do not participate in social insurance with their employers, and other flexibly employed persons shall apply to the social insurance administrative organization for social insurance registration.

The State establishes a nationally unified individual social security number. The personal social security number is a citizen's identity number.

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