Is the joint line number of social security card a card number?

The joint line number of social security card is not the card number.

The joint bank number is an identification code of the bank card, which is used to distinguish the cards of different banks. Social security card is a kind of card specially used for social security affairs, not a bank card. The card number on the social security card is issued by the social security department or relevant institutions, which is used to record personal social security payment records, medical insurance reimbursement records, old-age insurance benefits and other information. If you need to carry out social security card-related operations, such as inquiring about social security card balance, pension benefits and other information, you generally need to provide the social security card number instead of the joint line number.

The characteristics of social security are as follows:

1. The objective basis of social insurance is the risks existing in the labor field, and the object of insurance is the individual workers;

2. The subject of social insurance is specific. Including workers (including their relatives) and employers;

3. Social insurance is compulsory;

4. The purpose of social insurance is to maintain the reproduction of labor force;

5. The insurance fund comes from the payment and financial support of employers and workers. Insurance coverage is limited to employees, excluding other social members. The insurance coverage is limited to all kinds of risks in labor risks, excluding other risks such as property and economy.

To sum up, social security card is a special card, which can't be used to deposit and withdraw money like bank card.

Legal basis:

Article 4 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law

Employers and individuals in People's Republic of China (PRC) pay social insurance premiums according to law, and have the right to inquire about payment records and personal rights records, and require 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.

Article 74

The social insurance agency shall obtain the data needed for social insurance work through business handling, statistics and investigation, and the relevant units and individuals shall provide it in a timely and truthful manner.

The social insurance agency shall establish a file for the employer in a timely manner, completely and accurately record the social insurance data such as personnel's participation in social insurance and payment, and properly keep the original vouchers for registration and declaration and accounting vouchers for payment and settlement.

The social insurance agency shall timely, completely and accurately record the individual's personal rights and interests such as social insurance payment, employer's payment and social insurance benefits, and regularly send the personal rights and interests records to me free of charge.

Employers and individuals can inquire and check the records of payment and social insurance benefits from social insurance agencies free of charge, and ask social insurance agencies to provide social insurance consultation and other related services.