What is the social security card for?

The social security card has the following functions:

1, personal social security related information records, electronic certificates and information inquiry, etc. ;

2. Record the insured's name, ID number, date of birth, gender, nationality, household registration and other basic information;

3, query my pension, unemployment, medical care, work injury and maternity insurance payment;

4. You can take the card to the hospital to see a doctor, settle the medical insurance personal account, and buy medicine at the pharmacy;

5 for medical care, unemployment, pension, work injury, maternity and other social security affairs;

6. Query the total amount of endowment insurance and medical insurance;

7. Handle social security affairs such as receiving pensions, registering for job hunting and unemployment, applying for unemployment insurance benefits, and vocational training.

8. Used for identification.

The social security card will be used in the following situations:

1, you need to provide a social security card to surrender, and you can only return it if you lose the employer's certificate;

2. Social security cards will be used when medical conditions occur;

3. When handling a credit card, the social security card will be used when the departmental bank has strict card opening restrictions;

4. You need it when you register for pension and unemployment benefits.

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