Paid biweekly?: Here's when you could get an 'extra' paycheck in 2025 What happens to Social Security if the government shuts down? During a government shutdown, some federal agencies continue ...

Why It Matters. A government shutdown can create widespread uncertainty, particularly for those who rely on federal benefits. In 2025, an average of 69 million Americans receive Social Security ...

A December 2024 government shutdown could happen on Friday. How does that affect December Social Security checks? Here's what you need to know.

But how do officials define essential? Mail delivered by the U.S. Postal Service will still arrive, and Social Security recipients will still receive their checks, regardless of a government shutdown.

The shutdown loom as some hard-right Republicans — a small group who represent just a sliver of America — hold the reigns of what could send America spiraling into a federal government ...

U.S. lawmakers reached a last-minute deal to avoid a government shutdown Saturday. If one had occurred, however, here's how that could have affected Social Security recipients.

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A Social Security Administration office building in San Jose, California, in 2020. A looming government shutdown could force some government agency functions to temporarily cease.

Social Security payments will continue, but other services could be slow. A government shutdown is on the horizon and could impact more than your ability to watch pandas play on the "Panda Cam" at ...

Closures, Social Security checks, furloughs, and more. Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government or federal agencies will shut down.

Social Security payments will not stop during a government shutdown. This is because the program is categorized as mandatory spending, meaning its funding is independent of annual appropriations ...

The U.S. government is facing the prospect of yet another shutdown as lawmakers wrangle over a temporary funding bill. That's leaving many people wondering how Social Security would be affected if ...