What is an electronic social security card?

Electronic social security card is an online form of social security card, which can replace physical social security card to realize identity authentication online, and cardholders can enjoy social services and other livelihood services online. Any Beijing citizen with a normal physical social security card can apply for an electronic social security card.

Electronic social security cards are issued by the national social security card platform and managed by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. The electronic social security card, like the entity social security card, is unified and universal in the whole country, and has the functions of identification, information recording, self-inquiry, medical insurance settlement, payment and treatment collection, financial payment and so on.

2018 On April 22nd, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security issued the first unified electronic social security card in China at the first Digital China Construction Achievement Exhibition held in Fuzhou, Fujian.

As of 2019 65438+123 October, the national unified electronic social security card has been issued in 26 provinces and 230 cities. 2019 On June 26th, the person in charge of Beijing Social Security Center responded that Beijing is actively promoting the application of electronic social security cards, and it is expected that a pilot project will be launched this year. After the application of electronic social security card, citizens will get more convenience.

With the cardholder's permission, electronic social security cards can be collected and used through various security authorization apps, including social security department apps, commercial banks and third-party payment platform apps. As long as there is a physical social security card in hand, the cardholder can receive the electronic social security card through the trusted APP anytime and anywhere.