Can I apply for a social security card now?

If the social security card is lost, it can be re-applied, and the fee will be charged according to the local charging standard. The procedure to reissue the lost social security card is to report the loss to the Social Security Bureau with your ID card. After processing, you can pick up the card according to the time on the card list. If it is a job change, there is no need to re-apply for the social security card in the same area, and the social security account will not be replaced; If you are not in the same area, you need to apply for social security transfer and re-apply for social security card.

The role of 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, residence 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 to see a doctor, settle the medical insurance personal account, and buy medicine at the pharmacy;

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

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

7. Handle social security affairs such as receiving pensions, registering for job hunting and unemployment, applying for unemployment insurance benefits, and vocational training.

8. Used for identification.

What is social insurance?

1. SocialInsurance refers to a social and economic system that provides income or compensation for people who are unable to work, temporarily unemployed or suffer losses due to health reasons. The main items of social insurance include endowment insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, industrial injury insurance and maternity insurance.

2. The social insurance plan is organized by the government, forcing a certain group to use part of its income as social insurance tax (fee) to form a social insurance fund. Under certain conditions, the insured can get fixed income or loss compensation from the fund. It is a redistribution system, and its goal is to ensure the reproduction of material and labor and social stability.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law.

Article 4 Employers and individuals in People's Republic of China (PRC) shall pay social insurance premiums according to law, and have the right to inquire about payment records and personal rights and interests records, and ask social insurance agencies to provide social insurance consultation and other related services. Individuals enjoy social insurance benefits according to law and have the right to supervise the payment of their own units.

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.