Is the social security card number the same as the ID number?

The social security card number is the same as the ID number.

According to the types of cardholders, social security cards can be divided into two categories, namely, social security (personal) cards issued to urban employees, unemployed people and retirees and social security (employer) cards issued to employers.

How to check social security:

1, query in official website;

Find the social security official website in your city, enter your personal account password to log in, and then click Personal Social Security Information Query. On official website, you can not only query the balance in the card, but also query the collective payment record.

2. Inquire in the social security center

You can bring your ID card or social security card to the social security agencies in all districts for enquiry. In the social security office, you can not only check at the counter, but also swipe your card on the machine if you have a self-service inquiry machine.

3. Ask directly at the pharmacy.

Everyone knows that social security can be used not only to pay social security, but also as a medical card. In hospitals or pharmacies designated by medical insurance, you can use credit cards to spend. You can ask the staff to check your account balance when you pay the bill. Or after paying the bill, the staff will give a receipt with the balance of the account on it.

4. Call social security to inquire.

12333 is the national social security hotline. After dialing, you can select the region and query items according to the prompt tone, and then enter the ID number and social security card number to complete the identity verification, so you can query the information such as the balance in the card.

To sum up, the social security card number and ID number are different. Social security cards are divided into individual cards for urban workers, unemployed people and retirees and unit cards for employers. Social security inquiry methods include inquiring personal social security information after logging in to official website, directly going to social security center or using self-service inquiry machine, inquiring account balance when swiping cards in designated medical insurance hospitals or pharmacies, or calling the national social security hotline 12333 and making operation inquiry according to prompts.

Legal basis:

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

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The state establishes social insurance systems such as basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance, so as to guarantee citizens' right to receive material assistance from the state and society in accordance with the law when they are old, sick, injured, unemployed and have children.