How old can I get a social security card?

The social security card can be applied for at least 16 years old and below the retirement age. As long as the insured person is insured, he can apply for a social security card.

Social security can be divided into social security for urban workers and social security for urban and rural residents. Among them, social security for urban workers must be at least 16 years old to apply. /kloc-child workers under the age of 0/6 cannot participate in social security; As for underage workers aged between 16 and 18, as long as their posts meet the relevant provisions of the Special Protection Regulations for Juvenile Workers, they can participate in the insurance. Moreover, the maximum age for each person to participate in insurance shall not exceed the statutory retirement age. Therefore, in order to apply for employee social security cards, women must be between the ages of 16 and 55 (female employees 16 and 55, female cadres 16 and 55) and men must be between the ages of 16 and 60. Social security for urban and rural residents requires that the insured of endowment insurance must be 16 years old or older; Medical insurance can be insured from birth, regardless of age. Therefore, to apply for a resident social security card, you also need to be 16 years old or older. However, it should also be noted that there are children's social security cards specifically for children, and there is no age limit for children's social security cards.

What is the process of paying social security?

1. If the employee goes to the employer for employment, the employer and the employee shall jointly pay, and the social insurance premium that the employee should pay shall be withheld and remitted by the employer;

2. Employees who are not employed by employers can pay social insurance premiums directly to the social insurance premium collection agency as flexible employees, but they can only pay non-basic old-age insurance premiums and basic medical insurance premiums.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) social insurance law

Article 2 The state establishes social insurance systems such as basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance, so as to guarantee citizens' right to receive material assistance from the state and society in accordance with the law in case of old age, illness, industrial injury, unemployment and maternity.

Article 4 Employers and individuals who pay social insurance premiums according to law in People's Republic of China (PRC) have the right to inquire about payment records and personal rights and interests records, and ask social insurance agencies to provide social insurance consultation and other related services. Individuals enjoy social insurance benefits according to law and have the right to supervise the payment of their own units.

Fifth people's governments at or above the county level shall incorporate social insurance into the national economic and social development plan.

The state raises social insurance funds through multiple channels. People's governments at or above the county level shall give necessary financial support to social insurance.

The state supports social insurance through preferential tax policies.