Social security is usually insured, but not paid.

Legal analysis: the employer's breach of contract is the responsibility of the unit. Social security breach refers to the fact that the social security department system has made accounts during the period when the enterprise or individual is insured, and the social security deduction is unsuccessful due to the insufficient balance of the enterprise or individual deduction account; Stop paying social security refers to the state that employees stop paying social security within a certain period of time due to unemployment, floating employment and other reasons.

Legal basis: Article 58 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law. The employing unit shall handle social insurance registration for employees within 30 days from the date of employment. If the social insurance has not been registered, the social insurance agency shall verify the social insurance premium it should pay. Employees-free individual industrial and commercial households who voluntarily participate in social insurance, part-time employees who do not participate in social insurance in the employing unit and other flexible employees shall apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration. The state establishes a national unified personal social security number. Personal social security number is a citizen's identity number.