Social security is regarded as payment.

Legal analysis: the cumulative payment period includes the local actual payment period and the local calculated deemed payment period. Among them, the deemed payment period of working in organs, institutions and enterprises is calculated as the deemed payment period of the working place at that time; Where there are deemed payment periods in many places, they shall be calculated as deemed payment periods in various places respectively.

Legal basis: Notice of Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on Several Issues Concerning the Transfer and Continuation of the Basic Endowment Insurance for Employees in Urban Enterprises I. Calculation of deemed payment period. The place where the insured person receives treatment shall be implemented in accordance with Article 6 and Article 12 of the Interim Measures, that is, if the basic old-age insurance relationship is located at the domicile, the domicile shall be responsible for handling the formalities for receiving treatment; If the basic old-age insurance relationship is not located in the domicile, but the accumulated payment period in the domicile of the basic old-age insurance relationship exceeds 10 years, the treatment collection procedures shall be handled there; If the basic old-age insurance relationship is not located at the domicile, and the accumulated payment period in the locality of the basic old-age insurance relationship is less than 10 year, if the payment period of the basic old-age insurance relationship is 10 year, the treatment shall be handled; If the basic old-age insurance relationship is not located at the domicile, and the accumulated payment period in each insured place is less than 10 years, the basic old-age insurance relationship and corresponding funds will be collected at the domicile, and the domicile will go through the formalities for receiving benefits according to regulations. Unless otherwise specified, the payment period includes deemed payment period.

The cumulative payment period of a place (province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government) includes the actual payment period in that place and the deemed payment period calculated in that place. Among them, the deemed payment period of working in organs, institutions and enterprises is calculated as the deemed payment period of the working place at that time; Where there are deemed payment periods in many places, they shall be calculated as deemed payment periods in various places respectively.