Can I cancel my social security card?

The social security card can be cancelled. If you leave to work in another city, you can apply to cancel your social security card, but even if you change your new job, you still have to apply for social security, so in this case, you don't need to cancel your social security card, just go through the social security transfer procedures. However, if the insured person dies or disappears, causing the public security department to cancel the household registration, in this case, you can apply for cancellation of the social security card.

What is the use of social security card in society?

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 and go to the pharmacy to buy medicine;

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, job hunting and unemployment registration, and even participate in vocational training;

8. It will have multiple functions of a card, such as paying water and electricity bills, swiping a card by bus and electronic wallet.

What is the cancellation process of social security card?

1. If the insured person of the comprehensive basic medical insurance terminates the social insurance relationship in this city for various reasons and needs to go through the cancellation procedures of the social security card, he/she shall go to the Medical Work Injury Treatment Section of the Municipal Social Security Bureau to cancel the card business with relevant materials;

2. After verifying the information, the social security personnel will print the social security card cancellation notice, and the cardholder will go through the card cancellation formalities at any card-issuing bank branch within the municipal area with the social security card cancellation notice and social security card;

3. After approval, the branch staff will cancel the cardholder's medical account. The balance of medical account plus accrued interest will be transferred to the cardholder's social security card financial account after 10 working days.

Legal basis: Article 58 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law.

The employing unit shall, within 30 days from the date of employment, apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration for its employees. If the social insurance has not been registered, the social insurance agency shall verify the social insurance premium it should pay. Employees-free individual industrial and commercial households who voluntarily participate in social insurance, part-time employees who do not participate in social insurance in the employing unit and other flexible employees shall apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration. The state establishes a national unified personal social security number. Personal social security number is a citizen's identity number.