Congress must pass 12 appropriation bills that fund federal agencies before the new fiscal year starts on Oct. 1.
“The bottom line is Social Security payments still go out even during a government shutdown,”
Social Security field offices and call centers will remain open. Applications for benefits, requests for appeals and issuance of original and replacement Social Security cards will also continue.sent to the Office of Management and Budget, some 8,512 of its 61,869 employees will be furloughed during a shutdown. The remaining will be exempt and stay on the job though the letter said those figures could change if a shutdown lasts more than five days.
Some activities will be discontinued, the letter notes, including benefits verifications, corrections on earning records, payee accounting, Freedom of Information Act requests, replacement of Medicare cards and overpayment processing. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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