Social Security checks will continue to be sent out in the event of a shutdown, so seniors and others on Social Security don't need to worry about missing payments. But other Social Security Agency services like benefit verification could be severely affected, and new applicants could temporarily...
Services like the Postal Service and entitlement programs, including Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, are not halted during a shutdown because they are funded through permanent appropriations that don't require renewal. Entitlement payments keep going out, but staffing levels at the agencies cou...
Since September 2023, Congress had to rely repeatedly on last-minute maneuvering to avoid a shutdown. What is a government shutdown? When the government shuts down, many federal agencies must suspend all non-essential services. Each federal agency must develop its own contingency plan for shut...
Will a government shutdown affect Social Security payments? Social Security checks will still go outas scheduled in the event of a government shutdown. The agency is considered a mandatory program, not funded by the bill Congress needs to pass to keep the government up and running. Some se...
WASHINGTON-As thefederal shutdownlooms ever closer, many are asking: "How is this going to affect me?" A lot depends on how long a shutdown lasts. There is no agreement at this time and it seems the parties get father apart. "Every path they have pursued to date will ultimately lead...
Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid payments will continue but services could be slow While government shutdowns are a big deal impacting every thing from border security to military pay, they actually only affect27% of total federal spendingthat is up for debate every year in Congress. ...
A shutdown grows increasingly likely leading up to the Oct. 1 deadline. Here's what that means for you. By Lifehacker Staff September 22, 2023 Credit: Orhan Cam - Shutterstock Government funding expires when the clock strikes midnight and it becomes Oct. 1, which marks the start of the ...
jones said. lapointe, a mother of four who is also a union leader for 30,000 social security workers through afge, said a shutdown would be “a catastrophe" personally. during the 2013 episode, “i definitely had to scramble to make sure there was...
With less than two days to go until the critical deadline to extend federal funding, Congress is barreling toward a government shutdown as lawmakers have yet to reach a deal. The Senate put together a bipartisan proposal to avert a shutdown — but House Republicans have thrown cold w...
With little time left to prevent a government shutdown, the House is in a familiar position: paralyzed as conservatives feud with Kevin McCarthy.