How long does the social security card expire after the death of the old man?

It will expire in about a month. After the death of the old man, the household registration book and ID card will be cancelled within a month or so. At this time. The social security card has basically become invalid, because your ID card is cancelled, and the social security card will display abnormality and will automatically cancel it for you. If a retiree has a unit, he should go to the personnel department of the unit to issue a certificate, and then take the unit certificate and death certificate to cancel the local medical insurance, and he can get back the balance in the medical insurance card when he cancels. Retiree cancellation process is as follows:

1. Bring the kinship certificate issued by the community and a copy of the ID card of the agent, indicating that cancellation can be handled after approval by the medical insurance branch of the district where the unit is located.

2. The principal and interest of the employee's personal medical insurance account are owned by the employee and can be carried forward and inherited. Therefore, after the death of employees participating in the basic medical insurance, there is still a balance in their personal medical accounts, which can be used as inheritance and inherited by their relatives in accordance with the provisions of the inheritance law.

1. How long will it take for social security to arrive after death?

1. Social security can be paid within one month after death. According to the provisions of the Social Insurance Law, if an individual who participates in the basic old-age insurance dies due to illness or non-work, his survivors can receive funeral subsidies and pensions.

2. Those who have completely lost their ability to work due to illness or non-work-related disability before reaching the statutory retirement age can receive disability allowance. The required funds are paid from the basic old-age insurance fund.

3. In the case of personal death, if the personal account has a balance, it can be inherited.

To sum up, social insurance is a social and economic system that provides income or compensation for those who lose their ability to work, are temporarily unemployed or suffer losses due to health reasons.

Legal basis:

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

Article 17

If an individual who participates in the basic old-age insurance dies due to illness or non-work, his survivors can receive funeral grants and pensions; Persons who have completely lost their ability to work due to illness or non-work-related disability before reaching the statutory retirement age can receive disability allowance. The required funds are paid from the basic old-age insurance fund.