Do you have to replace your third-generation social security card?

The third generation social security card is not mandatory to replace.

Whether to replace the third-generation card is a voluntary choice by the public based on the second-generation card, and there is no mandatory replacement requirement. For many elderly people, they have been used to the previous way of receiving, used to use the passbook, looking at the figures above is very reassuring, if you really do not want to change the third generation of social security card is also possible, go to the Social Security Administration to register to retain the original distribution channels can be.

But we still recommend that we do not have special circumstances, it is best to replace the third generation of social security cards as soon as possible, after all, the third generation of social security cards cover all aspects of our lives, but also has a direct impact on the receipt of pensions. And the third generation of social security card confidentiality is better, the use of more secure, we should be replaced as soon as possible better.

Introduction of the first and second generation of social security cards

The first generation of social security cards was issued from about 2000, and it is the kind of old-fashioned magnetic stripe card, which only has social security functions, no financial functions, and no password protection, which makes it relatively easy to steal, and the second generation of social security cards is more useful than the first generation. The second generation of social security card is more useful than the first generation, that is, it is a social security card and has financial functions, which can be used as a bank card, and you need a password to use it.

The second-generation social security card involves two financial accounts and two passwords, one account is a health insurance account, which is used to receive a monthly return of pension money, and can be used to buy medicines, and the other financial account is equivalent to a bank card, but the receipt of the pension is through another bank card or passbook, it is inconvenient to receive a pension to carry a number of cards, and the second-generation social security card needs to be plugged in when using the card. The second generation of the social security card in the use of the card is required to insert.