You can apply for a social security card if you are over 16 years old and under retirement age.

First, child workers under the age of 16 are not allowed to participate in social security.

Workers who are over 16 years old and under 18 years old are considered underage workers.

Those who exceed the legal retirement age, that is, 60 years old for men, 55 years old for female cadres, and 50 years old for female workers, cannot participate in employee social security.

If you are a freelancer, you can apply for a social security card from the age of 18 to 55.

Second, if you are insured at work, you can apply for it if you are between 18 and 40 years old for women and between 18 and 45 years old for men.

1. How to check the balance of social security account 1. Check at the Social Security Center.

If you are not sure about your social security account number, you can bring your ID card to the business processing hall of the social insurance agency in each district to check; 2. Check online.

Log in to the labor and social security website or social insurance business website of the city where you are located, click on the "Personal Social Security" Information Query" window, enter your ID card and password to check your insurance information; 3. Telephone consultation. Call the labor and social security comprehensive service phone number

Conduct policy consultation and information inquiry; 4. Touch screen inquiry. If there is a social insurance touch screen inquiry system in the business processing hall of the social insurance agency in each district, swipe the card or enter the card number or ID number according to the screen prompts. Legal basis: "China."

Article 15 of the Labor Law of the People's Republic of China prohibits employers from recruiting minors under the age of 16. Art, sports and special craft units must abide by the state's regulations when recruiting minors under the age of 16.

Relevant regulations and guarantee their right to receive compulsory education. Article 2 of the "Social Insurance Law" The state establishes basic pension insurance, basic medical insurance, work-related injury insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance and other social insurance systems to protect citizens in the event of old age, illness,

The right to obtain material assistance from the state and society in accordance with the law in cases of work-related injuries, unemployment, childbirth, etc. Article 64 Social insurance funds include basic pension insurance funds, basic medical insurance funds, work-related injury insurance funds, unemployment insurance funds and maternity insurance funds.

Except for the basic medical insurance fund and maternity insurance fund, which are accounted for and accounted for separately, other social insurance funds are accounted for separately according to the types of social insurance insurance and are accounted for separately.

Organizations and individuals are not allowed to embezzle or misappropriate. Basic pension insurance funds will gradually be implemented at the national level, and other social insurance funds will be gradually implemented at the provincial level. The specific time and steps will be stipulated by the State Council.