Is a social security card a pension insurance card?

The Social Security card is not a pension insurance card.

But the social security card can generally be understood as a pension insurance card, when you reach the legal retirement age to receive a pension, you can take it on the social security card.

I. Uses of Social Security Card

1. The social security card can record the cardholder's social insurance contributions, pension insurance personal account information, medical insurance personal account information, occupational qualifications and skills, employment experience, and the degree of disability due to work-related injuries and occupational diseases.

2. Pension insurance can be inquired, recorded, and paid fees through the social security card, and pension insurance related matters can be handled.

2, social security card is not pension insurance, the two are different. Specific differences are as follows:

1, the concept is different: pension insurance refers to the state and society in accordance with laws and regulations, in order to solve the problem of workers in the state to release the labor obligation of the labor age limit, or due to old age and incapacity to quit the labor post of the basic life and set up a kind of social insurance. Social security is the abbreviation of social insurance, refers to the five types of insurance: pension insurance, medical insurance, maternity insurance, unemployment insurance, industrial injury insurance.

2, the content is different: social security although contains pension insurance, but not limited to pension insurance, and pension insurance is only one of the five types of social insurance. And pension insurance only provides old age protection, if you just buy a single pension insurance, is not included in the medical insurance.

3, the purpose is different: the main purpose of the pension insurance is to protect the basic life after old age. But the purchase of social security can not only protect the basic life after old age, but also provide medical insurance, and can ensure that the basic life during the period of unemployment, work injury.

Three common answers

1. Generally speaking, social insurance is a compulsory insurance of the state, and any unit or individual must participate in it. In this regard, Article 72 of the Labor Law states that "The social insurance fund shall determine its source of funding according to the type of insurance and shall gradually implement social coordination. Employers and workers must participate in social insurance and pay social insurance premiums in accordance with the law." It is unlawful for employers to fail to pay social insurance contributions for their workers in accordance with State regulations, and the direct consequence of this is that the lawful rights and interests of workers are infringed upon.

2. Pension insurance is a social insurance system established by the state in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations to protect the basic life of workers after they reach the working age limit set by the state for the termination of their labor obligations, or after they quit their jobs due to old age and loss of working ability. After paying contributions for 15 years, workers can receive monthly pension benefits after retirement. In addition to providing old-age protection, social security also includes medical protection, maternity protection, unemployment protection and work injury protection.

3. To summarize, a social security card is a social security card which is a kind of voucher that you should enjoy social security benefits. And pension insurance is only one of them, social security card contains pension insurance, so you say social security card is not pension insurance, in fact, not. With the social security card requires us to fulfill our obligations in a timely manner, pay a certain amount of money on a regular basis, and when you meet difficulties take out your social security card to help you.

Legal Basis

"Measures for the Administration of Social Security Cards of the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China"

Article _ in order to standardize the issuance _, should _ and management of "Social Security Cards of the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China" (hereinafter referred to as Social Security Cards), to maintain the legitimate rights and interests of cardholders, and to improve the level of social security management services, these Measures are formulated.

Article _ the social security card referred to in these Measures, refers to _ to the public _ issued _, mainly should _ in _ resources social security field of government social management and public **** services integrated circuit card.

Social security card is the cardholder _ enjoy social security and public **** employment services rights and interests of the electric _ voucher, with information records, information query, business handling and other basic functions.

Article 3 The Ministry of __Resources and Social Security is responsible for the management of the national social security card issuance _ and should _ work. Provincial, prefectural and municipal __ resources social security department is responsible for the management of social security card issuance __ and should __ work in the region, and its subordinate informationization comprehensive management institutions specifically undertake social security card issuance __ and technical management of the relevant affairs.