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.

legal ground

Notice of Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on Printing and Distributing the Measures for the Administration of Social Security Cards of the People's Republic of China Article 2 The social security cards mentioned in these Measures refer to integrated circuit cards issued to the public and mainly used for government social management and public services in the fields of human resources and social security.

The social security card is the electronic certificate for cardholders to enjoy social security and public employment services. It has the basic functions of information recording, information inquiry and business handling. Article 3 Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security is responsible for managing the issuance and application of national social security cards. Provincial and municipal human resources and social security departments are responsible for the issuance and application management of social security cards in the region, and their subordinate information comprehensive management institutions specifically undertake the related affairs of social security card issuance and technical management. Article 4 Social security cards shall be constructed in accordance with the principle of "one card is multi-purpose and universal". The issuance of social security cards in all localities must comply with the requirements of safety, integrity and public welfare, adopt unified national standards and norms, and ensure their use throughout the country.