How do retirees inquire about pensions?

Retirees can inquire about their pensions through various channels, such as directly contacting the employer, logging in to the social security department in official website or using related mobile phone applications.

First, contact the unit for inquiry.

For retirees, you can try to contact the unit that worked before retirement to find out about the pension payment. Some units will set up special personnel or financial departments to be responsible for the issuance and inquiry of pensions. Retirees can consult and inquire by telephone, email or in person.

Second, land in official website, the social security department.

Official website, the social security department, is one of the important channels to inquire about pensions. Retirees can find the relevant policies and regulations on pension payment on the website, and enter the necessary information such as personal ID number and name according to the inquiry portal provided by the website to inquire about their pension payment. At the same time, the website will regularly publish notices and announcements on pension payment, so that retirees can keep abreast of relevant information.

Third, use the mobile phone application to query.

With the popularity of smart phones, more and more social security departments have launched mobile phone applications to facilitate retirees to query pensions anytime and anywhere. Retirees can easily check their pension payment by downloading and installing related applications and registering and logging in according to the prompts. In addition, some applications also provide online customer service and consulting services to facilitate retirees to solve problems at any time.

Fourth, matters needing attention

When inquiring about pensions, retirees need to pay attention to protecting the safety of personal information and avoid revealing sensitive information such as ID number and bank card number. At the same time, we should be vigilant against any phone calls or emails that inquire about links or ask for personal information from unknown sources, so as not to be deceived.

To sum up:

Retirees can check their pensions by contacting the employer, visiting the social security department in official website or using the mobile phone application. In the process of inquiry, retirees need to pay attention to protecting the safety of personal information and avoid revealing sensitive information. Through legal and formal channels to inquire about pensions, retirees can know their pensions in time and ensure their rights and interests are protected.

Legal basis:

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

Article 16 stipulates:

Individuals who participate in the basic old-age insurance will receive the basic old-age pension on a monthly basis if they have paid a total of fifteen years when they reach the statutory retirement age. If an individual who participates in the basic old-age insurance dies due to illness or non-work, his survivors can receive funeral grants and pensions; Persons who have completely lost their ability to work due to illness or non-work-related disability before reaching the statutory retirement age can receive disability allowance. The required funds are paid from the basic old-age insurance fund.

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

Article 74 provides that:

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.