How did the money in the social security card come from?

The money in the social security card is collected by social security benefits, or the insured person saves it himself.

Social security is managed according to the overall account. 80% of the contributions made by units and individuals should go into the overall account, and about 20% of the balance should go into the personal account, that is, the part that is paid into your own account every month. For how to use this money, you can enjoy certain discounts, such as free registration fee, when you go to a pharmacy to buy medicine and show your medical insurance card in hospital.

How to use the social security card:

1, personal social security related information records, electronic certificates and information inquiry, etc. ;

2. Record the insured's name, ID number, date of birth, gender, nationality, household registration and other basic information;

3, query my pension, unemployment, medical care, work injury and maternity insurance payment;

4. You can take the card to the hospital and go to the pharmacy to buy medicine;

5 for medical care, unemployment, pension, work injury, maternity and other social security affairs;

6. Query the total amount of endowment insurance and medical insurance;

7. Handle social security affairs such as receiving pensions, job hunting and unemployment registration, and even participate in vocational training;

8. It will have multiple functions of a card, such as paying water and electricity bills, swiping a card by bus and electronic wallet.

To sum up, employers and individuals who pay social insurance premiums according to law have the right to inquire about payment records and personal rights records, and require social insurance agencies to provide social insurance consulting and other related services. Individuals enjoy social insurance benefits according to law and have the right to supervise the payment of their own units.

Legal basis:

Article 58 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law

The 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.