1. Receive employment services
Nationwide, 179 cities and municipalities (48.1% of the total) have realized job-seeking registration with social security cards; 178 cities and municipalities have realized employment registration; 164 cities and municipalities have realized unemployment registration; 142 cities and municipalities have realized job information inquiries; 129 cities and municipalities have realized real-name registration for vocational training; and 118 cities and municipalities have realized the receipt of subsidy funds for employment support policies.
2. Receiving Pensions
Nationwide, 271 cities and municipalities (72.8%) have realized inquiries on pension insurance and other pension protection benefits; retired seniors in 259 cities and municipalities can receive pensions with their social security cards; 248 cities and municipalities have realized applications for pension insurance benefits; 242 cities and municipalities have realized certification of eligibility for receiving benefits; and 210 cities and municipalities have realized administrative examination and approval of eligibility for retirement.
3. Reimbursement for medical treatment
This is one of the most popular functions of the social security card.
4. Claiming Work Injury Insurance Benefits
190 cities and municipalities have realized the querying of the settlement records of work injury medical fees; 185 cities and municipalities have realized the receipt of work injury allowances; 183 cities and municipalities have realized the recognition of work injuries; 170 cities and municipalities have realized the appraisal of labor capacity; 167 cities and municipalities have realized the receipt of funds for reimbursement of medical fees for work injuries; 152 cities and municipalities have realized the immediate settlement of medical fees for work injuries.
5. Claiming Unemployment Insurance Benefits
196 prefectures and cities (52.7%) have realized the application for unemployment insurance benefits; 194 prefectures and cities have realized the query of information on unemployment insurance benefits; 181 prefectures and cities have realized the collection of unemployment benefits; and 166 prefectures and cities have realized the signing in of the recipients of unemployment benefits.
6. Enjoying Maternity Insurance
259 prefectures and municipalities (69.6%) have realized the application for maternity insurance benefits; 254 prefectures and municipalities have realized the information query for maternity insurance benefits; 211 prefectures and municipalities have realized the instant settlement of maternity medical fees with cards; and 198 prefectures and municipalities have realized the signing-in of people who receive maternity allowances with cards.
7. Enrollment Inquiry
Nationwide, 299 cities and municipalities (80.4%) have realized the inquiry of individual enrollment information with the card; 282 cities and municipalities have realized the inquiry of enrollment and payment vouchers and printing; and 225 cities and municipalities have realized independent payment of social security contributions with the card.
Expanded Information
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People's Republic of China (MOHRSS) is implementing the social security card and deploying efforts to expand the application areas of social security cards.
To this end, the ministry has issued a Circular on Loading Financial Functions on Social Security Cards. The social security card loaded with financial functions can be used as a bank card with financial functions such as cash deposit and withdrawal, money transfer and consumption, in addition to the functions of information recording, information inquiry and business handling. In order to promote financial services for the people's livelihood and facilitate the public to enjoy social security benefits and financial services.
According to the "Internet + Social Security" 2020 action plan, the traditional offline application of the social security card will also be inserted into the wings of the Internet and big data, through the construction of social security card online service platform, so that the people through the cell phone can quickly complete the social security payment, health insurance settlement and other matters. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security is also working with the People's Bank of China to pilot a new generation of social security cards in some areas, adding the contactless function of the social security card, which can be used in a single pass.
People's Daily Online - How much can a social security card do
Baidu Wikipedia - People's Republic of China's social security card