How to deal with social security after it stops paying

Social security does not lapse after suspension of payment. If a participant suspends the payment of social security, the corresponding social security benefits will be suspended, but the social security information and the amount of money already paid will not be invalidated; only if the participant renews the payment for a certain period of time, he or she can continue to enjoy the corresponding social security benefits.

Article 16 of the Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China (P.R.C.) stipulates that individuals who have participated in the basic pension insurance program and have contributed for a total of fifteen years by the time they reach the legal retirement age shall receive the basic pension on a monthly basis. Individuals who have participated in basic old-age insurance and have contributed for less than fifteen years by the time they reach the legal retirement age may contribute until they reach the full fifteen-year limit and receive a basic pension on a monthly basis; they may also be transferred to the new type of rural social old-age insurance or to the social old-age insurance for urban residents, and shall enjoy the corresponding old-age insurance benefits in accordance with the provisions of the State Council. Article 27 of the Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China (PRC) states that individuals who participate in basic medical insurance for employees and who have paid contributions for a total of up to a specified number of years by the state when they reach the legal retirement age shall no longer be required to pay basic medical insurance premiums after their retirement, and they shall enjoy basic medical insurance benefits in accordance with the provisions of the state; and those who have not yet reached the state's specified number of years shall be permitted to pay contributions for up to the state's specified number of years.