What is a social security card? What is a social security card?

1, Social Security Card of the People's Republic of China is an integrated circuit (ic) card issued by local human resources and social security departments for various business fields of human resources and social security.

2. Social security card has a wide range of functions. Cardholders can not only use the card for real-time settlement of medical insurance personal accounts, but also handle endowment insurance affairs; Go through the formalities of job registration and unemployment registration; Apply for unemployment insurance; Apply for employment training; Apply for labor ability appraisal and enjoy work-related injury insurance benefits; Handling labor and social security affairs online.

3. The social security card adopts the national unified standard, and the social security number adopts the citizenship number in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Social Insurance Law.

4. By the end of June 2008, the number of social security card holders in China had reached165438+50 million.

5. Starting from the second half of 20 19, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security clearly used the social security card as a valid identity document for enrolling in the national professional and technical personnel qualification examination and entering the examination room. Conditional areas can combine the application of local electronic social security cards to provide more efficient and convenient services for applicants.

6. From June 5438+ 10/day, 2020, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents who work, live and study in the mainland (mainland) will have social security cards and enjoy the legitimate rights and interests of social insurance and social insurance benefits as mainland residents do according to law.