Where is the new social security card activated?

The social security card is activated at the corresponding bank outlet.

1. After you get the social security card, check the information on it. Generally, there is a business card printing bank in the upper left corner of the front of the social security card, and the cardholder can go to the bank outlet;

2. You can activate the social security card at the bank counter;

3. You can also activate the social security card in a nearby social security service center or directly activate the social security function in a designated medical insurance hospital. However, social security cards also have the financial function of bank cards, which are generally activated in banks.

The role of social security card:

1. Identification: The social security number is the citizen's identification number, which serves as the identity certificate for the cardholder to handle social security services such as insurance payment and benefits distribution;

2. Information record: the social security card can record the cardholder's insurance information, employment status and other related information;

3. Information inquiry: If the cardholder needs to inquire about personal social security information, he can do it on the special self-service equipment of relevant service outlets (service outlets of Human Resources and Social Security Bureau and banking service outlets);

4. Expense settlement: Cardholders can use social security cards to purchase medicines at designated medical institutions and retail pharmacies to achieve instant settlement;

5. Receiving benefits: social insurance agencies use the financial account of social security cards to issue various social insurance benefits and other subsidies to the insured;

6. Financial function: it can be used as an ordinary UnionPay debit card, with financial functions such as cash deposit and withdrawal, transfer, consumption and wealth management, and is suitable for all ATMs or POS machines with UnionPay logo in China;

7. Expand application: With the development of government information in our city, the application of social security card will gradually expand to other social affairs fields closely related to the people, providing more convenient and efficient services for the citizens;

8. Handle social security affairs such as receiving pensions, job hunting and unemployment registration, and even participate in vocational training;

9. It will have multiple functions of a card, such as paying water and electricity bills, swiping cards on buses and electronic wallets;

I hope the above content can help you. Please consult a professional lawyer if you have any other questions.

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 5

The people's governments at or above the county level will 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.