Is the social security number an ID number?

The social security card number is the ID number. Personal social security number is a citizen's identity number. Social security number is the only sign that citizens participate in social insurance, enjoy social insurance benefits and realize the connection of social insurance rights and interests, and it is also an important sign that citizens enjoy social security rights and interests.

basic concept

Social security card, referred to as "Social Security Card of the People's Republic of China" for short, refers to an integrated circuit (ic) card issued by commercial banks under the unified planning of Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the cooperation of human resources and social security departments at the provincial, prefectural and municipal levels. It has social security application functions such as identification, information recording, self-service inquiry, medical settlement, payment and treatment collection, and financial application functions such as cash deposit and withdrawal, transfer and consumption, and is a cardholder.

Social security number

Social security number is the only sign that citizens participate in social insurance, enjoy social insurance benefits and realize the connection of social insurance rights and interests, and it is also an important sign that citizens enjoy social security rights and interests. The social security number is required to be unique in the country, unchanged for life and unified in rules.

For China citizens who hold resident identity cards, the social security number adopts the citizenship number. The social security numbers of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan personnel, overseas Chinese and foreigners without resident identity cards shall be compiled in accordance with the unified provisions of the state.

Applicable object

Citizens of China who live in China, as well as residents of Hongkong and Macao Special Administrative Regions, residents of Taiwan Province Province and foreigners who are employed or participate in social insurance in China, can apply for and use social security cards in accordance with regulations.

legal ground

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

Article 58 An employing unit shall, within 30 days from the date of employment, apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration for its employees. If the social insurance has not been registered, the social insurance agency shall verify the social insurance premium it should pay.

Employees-free individual industrial and commercial households who voluntarily participate in social insurance, part-time employees who do not participate in social insurance in the employing unit and other flexible employees shall apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration.

The state establishes a national unified personal social security number. Personal social security number is a citizen's identity number.