What is a social security card?

The social security card is the social security card of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Integrated circuit cards issued by local human resources and social security departments for the whole society and used in various business fields of human resources and social security. Social security cards have a wide range of uses, such as enjoying medical insurance benefits, reimbursing and paying medical expenses, applying for pension and unemployment insurance, applying for work-related injury insurance, reimbursing maternity medical expenses, and applying for maternity allowance. It can also be used as an ID card and a bank card, but if it needs to be used as a bank card, you need to activate the financial account first.

First, the role of social security card

1, social security card records personal social security related information, electronic certificate and information inquiry, etc.

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

3. You can check 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, can handle medical care, unemployment, pension, work injury and maternity and other social security affairs.

6. You can query the total amount of endowment insurance and medical insurance.

7. You can handle social security affairs such as receiving pensions, job hunting, unemployment registration, and even participate in vocational training.

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

2. What items does the social security card contain?

The social security card includes the following items:

1, basic old-age insurance; In order to support the elderly, workers can receive pensions when they reach the legal retirement age;

2. Basic medical insurance; Illness is used for medical reimbursement;

3. Work injury insurance; Is an employee injured at work, paying medical expenses or compensating for related work-related injuries;

4. Unemployment insurance; After the employee loses his job, he receives living expenses;

5. Maternity insurance; It is a kind of maternity reimbursement and related treatment for employees.

Third, the difference between social security and five insurances and one gold

The difference between five insurances and one gold and social security is as follows:

1, with different concepts; Social security is the abbreviation of social insurance, which refers to five kinds of insurance: endowment insurance, medical insurance, maternity insurance, unemployment insurance and industrial injury insurance. Five insurances and one gold refer to endowment insurance, medical insurance, maternity insurance, unemployment insurance, industrial injury insurance and housing accumulation fund;

2, the scope is different; Social insurance only includes five types of insurance, such as endowment insurance, but five insurances and one gold also include housing accumulation fund.

Legal basis:

Measures of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Social Security Cards

Article 2 The term "social security card" as mentioned in these Measures refers to an integrated circuit card 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 according to the principle of multi-purpose and universality for one card. 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.

Article 5 Provincial human resources and social security departments or municipal human resources and social security departments may issue social security cards with the approval of Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. No other institution or organization may issue social security cards.

Article 6 The State exercises strict supervision over social insurance funds. The State Council and the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall establish and improve the supervision and management system of social insurance funds to ensure the safe and effective operation of social insurance funds. People's governments at or above the county level shall take measures to encourage and support all sectors of society to participate in the supervision of social insurance funds.

Article 2 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law

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 get material help from the state and society in accordance with the law when they are old, sick, injured, unemployed and have children.

Article 10 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law

Employees shall participate in the basic old-age insurance, and the employer and employees shall jointly pay the basic old-age insurance premium.

Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in the basic old-age insurance in the employer and other flexible employees can participate in the basic old-age insurance, and individuals pay the basic old-age insurance premium.

The measures for the endowment insurance of civil servants and staff managed by reference to the Civil Service Law shall be formulated by the State Council.