Do I have to apply for a social security card in person?

You can apply for your own social security card, but you usually need to go to a bank outlet to activate it, so you can also choose to collect it yourself.

If you entrust someone else to help you with your social security card, you should fill in a certificate of entrustment in addition to your ID card and his own.

Materials required for handling social security cards:

1, ID card and ID card copy (double-sided copy);

2. For the insured who has not applied for the second-generation ID card or lost the second-generation ID card, provide a copy of the account page;

3. If it is a special group, a copy of special documents (such as disability certificate, work injury certificate, minimum living allowance, etc.). ) should be provided.

Eight functions 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, national residence and other basic information.

3. Inquire about my pension unemployment, medical care, work injury and maternity insurance payment.

You can take the card to the hospital and go to the drugstore to buy medicine.

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

6. Inquire about the accumulated amount of endowment insurance and medical insurance.

7. Handle social security affairs such as receiving pension, job hunting, unemployment registration and even participating 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.

legal ground

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

Paragraph 3 of Article 38 stipulates that if the employing unit fails to pay social insurance premiums for the employees according to law, the employees may terminate the labor contract.

Paragraph 1 of Article 46 stipulates that if a laborer terminates the labor contract in accordance with the provisions of Article 38 of this Law, the employer shall pay economic compensation to the laborer.

Fifty-sixth employers in violation of the relevant provisions, workers can complain to the local labor security supervision institutions; If there is a labor dispute between the employee and the employer, they may apply to the labor dispute arbitration institution for arbitration.