How did the social security card come about

The social security card is applied for by the employer.

Social security card processing procedures: individuals to pay social security, with personal valid documents and personal card notification to the application acceptance organization to receive social security card; unit for the workers to pay social security, by the employer unit with the unit letter of introduction and unit card notification to the application acceptance organization to receive. The basic pension insurance premiums shall be paid in accordance with the state regulations and credited to the basic pension insurance fund and individual account respectively.

The way to use the money in the social security card is as follows:

1. You can use the card to go to the designated hospitals for medical treatment, buy medicines in the designated pharmacies for medical insurance, and settle the medical insurance personal account. It is worth noting that the social medical insurance card of the insured residents can be used by swiping the card at the POS machine with the password.

2. It can be used to check the status of residents' own pension insurance, unemployment insurance, medical insurance, work injury insurance and maternity insurance payments.

3. With the card, residents can go to the relevant departments to register for job-seeking and unemployment, claim unemployment insurance benefits and apply for employment training.

4. Individuals can also use the card to apply for labor capacity appraisal and enjoy work injury insurance benefits.

Summary, the social security card is playing an increasingly important role in our lives, not only can be used to receive social security benefits, but also as a bank card to use.

Legal basis:

The Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 12

The employer shall pay the basic pension insurance premiums in accordance with the ratio of the total wages of the employees of the employer as stipulated by the state, and shall credit them to the Basic Pension Insurance Co-ordination Fund. Employees shall pay basic pension insurance premiums in accordance with the proportion of their own wages prescribed by the State and credited to their individual accounts. Individual business households without employees, part-time workers who do not participate in the basic pension insurance in the employer and other flexible employment to participate in the basic pension insurance, should pay the basic pension insurance premiums in accordance with the state regulations, respectively, credited to the basic pension insurance fund and individual accounts.