Which department is in charge of social security?

Social security is the specific responsibility of the local labor and social security departments (bureaus).

The full name of the Social Security Bureau, some places are generally "Social Security Administration" or "Social Security Bureau", and some places summarize the social security business as the local "Human Resources and Social Security Bureau". The units directly under the Social Security Bureau generally include: social labor insurance management center, social insurance management center of government institutions, and rural social insurance management center. The Social Security Bureau is a government department that enjoys the power entrusted by the state according to law, exercises its functions and powers with the national budget as the activity funds, and enjoys the capacity of civil rights and civil conduct. It is the government administrative organ responsible for managing and handling various social security businesses.

The social security card has the following functions:

1, information storage, which records the basic personal information of social insurance participants, such as their names and ID numbers, as well as business information related to human resources and social security;

2. electronic certificate, the cardholder's proof of participating in social security can handle human resources and social security related business with the social security card;

3. Information inquiry, that is, the cardholder uses the social security card to inquire about personal rights and interests through the special terminal equipment for human resources and social security, and updates the data in the social security card;

4. Financial functions, including cash deposit and withdrawal, transfer, local and foreign transfer and remittance, credit card consumption, telephone bill payment, gas bill payment and other financial services, as well as investment and wealth management functions. Through the financial debit card, you can also receive various social security benefits and pay social security fees, which can be used as an ordinary financial debit card.

Social insurance is mainly through raising social insurance funds, coordinating and adjusting social insurance funds within a certain range, and giving necessary help to workers when they encounter labor risks. Social insurance provides basic living security for workers. Workers can enjoy social insurance benefits as long as they meet the conditions for enjoying social insurance, that is, they have established labor relations with employers or paid various social insurance premiums according to regulations. Social insurance is the core content of social security system.

legal ground

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

Fifth people's governments at or above the county level shall incorporate social insurance into the national economic and social development plan.

The state raises social insurance funds through multiple channels. People's governments at or above the county level shall give necessary financial support to social insurance.

The state supports social insurance through preferential tax policies.

Article 6 The State exercises strict supervision over social insurance funds.

The State Council and the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall establish and improve the supervision and management system of social insurance funds to ensure the safe and effective operation of social insurance funds.

People's governments at or above the county level shall take measures to encourage and support all sectors of society to participate in the supervision of social insurance funds.

Article 7 The administrative department of social insurance in the State Council is responsible for the management of social insurance throughout the country, and other relevant departments in the State Council are responsible for the relevant social insurance work within their respective functions and duties.

The social insurance administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level shall be responsible for the social insurance management within its administrative area, and other relevant departments of the local people's government at or above the county level shall be responsible for the relevant social insurance work within their respective functions and duties.