Does it matter if you pay social security and don't apply for a card?

Legal analysis: According to the relevant laws and regulations of our country, it generally has no influence on the situation of not handling social security. For the parties who have paid social insurance, the social insurance agency shall establish a file for the employer in time, and record the social insurance data such as the personnel who participated in social insurance and the payment completely and accurately. Even if the card is not issued, there are social security data in the database.

Legal basis: Article 74 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law.

The social insurance agency shall obtain the data needed for social insurance work through business handling, statistics and investigation, and the relevant units and individuals shall provide it in a timely and truthful manner. The social insurance agency shall establish a file for the employer in a timely manner, completely and accurately record the social insurance data such as personnel's participation in social insurance and payment, and properly keep the original vouchers for registration and declaration and accounting vouchers for payment and settlement. The social insurance agency shall timely, completely and accurately record the individual's personal rights and interests such as social insurance payment, employer's payment and social insurance benefits, and regularly send the personal rights and interests records to me free of charge. Employers and individuals can inquire and check the records of payment and social insurance benefits from social insurance agencies free of charge, and ask social insurance agencies to provide social insurance consultation and other related services.