Can social security cards be used for shopping?

Legal analysis: social security cards can be used for shopping. Because the second and third generation social security cards now have a financial account in addition to the social security account. As long as you activate this financial account, you can use the social security card as a bank card, and you can deposit and withdraw cash, transfer money, spend money and so on. Of course, if you don't have money in your social security card financial account, you can't swipe your card to shop.

Legal basis: Article 53 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Promotion of Rural Revitalization, the state develops rural social undertakings, promotes resources such as public education, medical care and social security to tilt towards rural areas, improves rural basic public services, and promotes the equalization of urban and rural basic public services. The state improves the rural convenience service system, improves the digital and intelligent level of rural public services, supports the improvement of village-level comprehensive service facilities and comprehensive information platforms, cultivates service institutions and service-oriented social organizations, improves the service operation mechanism, promotes the effective connection between public services and self-services, and enhances the functions of production and life services.