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Would a government shutdown affect Social Security checks? (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 OP
... Ferrets are Cool Jan 2018 #1
No elleng Jan 2018 #2
No, checks continue going out normally but offices usually close and can't help people with claims wishstar Jan 2018 #3
It won't affect Social Security checks going out Bradical79 Jan 2018 #4
No. tammywammy Jan 2018 #5
No, no, no. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2018 #6
Flying to FL to golf will be out of the question, no? secondwind Jan 2018 #7
Will it affect Army COE parks? I full time in an RV and stay SammyWinstonJack Jan 2018 #8
Is it staffed by civilians? tammywammy Jan 2018 #11
Volunteers (workampers) with park rangers overseeing. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2018 #12
After the last shutdown, Congress carved out a lot of exemptions. Don't worry, Congress will still FSogol Jan 2018 #9
No, they won't meow2u3 Jan 2018 #10

Ferrets are Cool

(21,063 posts)
1. ...
Thu Jan 18, 2018, 09:39 PM
Jan 2018

By Andrew Taylor?|?AP January 18 at 4:00 PM

WASHINGTON — The world won’t end if a dysfunctional Washington can’t find a way to pass a funding bill before this weekend.

That’s the truth about a government “shutdown”: The government doesn’t shut down.

It’s a crummy way to run a government, sure, but Social Security checks will still go out. Troops will remain at their posts. Doctors and hospitals will get their Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements. In fact, virtually every essential government agency, like the FBI, the Border Patrol and the Coast Guard, will remain open. Transportation Security Administration officers will continue to man airport checkpoints.

But hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be forced off the job, and some services will go dark. Even after funding is restored, the political repercussions could be enduring.

wishstar

(5,267 posts)
3. No, checks continue going out normally but offices usually close and can't help people with claims
Thu Jan 18, 2018, 09:41 PM
Jan 2018

Workloads backup at SS offices because workers are sent home and aren't interviewing public or answering phone lines to help with inquiries, problems and pending claims.

 

Bradical79

(4,490 posts)
4. It won't affect Social Security checks going out
Thu Jan 18, 2018, 09:41 PM
Jan 2018

Found this on a House Representative's page:

Because Social Security benefits are not subject to appropriation, the Social Security Administration has told the House Committee on Ways and Means that the checks would go out.


https://huizenga.house.gov/constituentservices/casework/benefitfaq.htm

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,746 posts)
6. No, no, no.
Thu Jan 18, 2018, 09:49 PM
Jan 2018

In no small part because actual checks are not mailed out. It's all electronic deposits these days.

I do know that many current seniors still refer to those deposits as checks, but they aren't.

SammyWinstonJack

(44,129 posts)
8. Will it affect Army COE parks? I full time in an RV and stay
Thu Jan 18, 2018, 09:50 PM
Jan 2018

primarily in these parks. I'm in one right now in Conway. Ar. Just extended today for 14 days. Hope it doesn't close down.

FSogol

(45,357 posts)
9. After the last shutdown, Congress carved out a lot of exemptions. Don't worry, Congress will still
Thu Jan 18, 2018, 09:51 PM
Jan 2018

get paid.

meow2u3

(24,745 posts)
10. No, they won't
Thu Jan 18, 2018, 10:05 PM
Jan 2018

Social Security is independently funded, via payroll taxes. So, Social Security is not part of the budget.

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