Is the social security card universal in China?

No, at present, social security cards cannot be used nationwide, so the use of social security cards in different places is restricted in most areas. For example, in some places, the applicant has already applied for a social security card locally after meeting certain conditions, but it needs to be handled in different places for work reasons. In this case, the relevant procedures can be handled through the "National Housing Provident Fund Transfer and Continuation Platform" to transfer and use the provident fund nationwide.

The function 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 inquire about 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.

To sum up, social security cards are not universal.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) social insurance law

Article 64

Social insurance funds include basic endowment insurance fund, basic medical insurance fund, industrial injury insurance fund, unemployment insurance fund and maternity insurance fund. In addition to the basic medical insurance fund and maternity insurance fund combined accounting, other social insurance funds are accounted for separately according to social insurance types. Social insurance funds implement a unified accounting system throughout the country.

The social insurance fund is earmarked for special purposes, and no organization or individual may occupy or misappropriate it. The basic old-age insurance fund will gradually implement national overall planning, and other social insurance funds will gradually implement provincial overall planning. The specific time and steps shall be stipulated by the State Council.