US EditionHow a Shutdown Will Impact Health Agencies and Social Security
Social Security Administration will keep over 45,000 employees working to ensure uninterrupted payments for 74 million Americans during the government shutdown.
- On Wednesday, Oct. 1, the U.S. government shut down at 12:01 a.m., but the Social Security Administration said payments will continue as scheduled.
- Because Social Security is mandatory spending, its funding is not tied to the annual appropriations process, and the SSA contingency plan retains more than 45,000 employees while furloughing about 6,200.
- Local SSA offices will stay open but offer reduced services, and the agency urges online My Social Security use as around 8,500 workers are furloughed, pausing FOIA requests and replacement Medicare cards.
- About 74 million SSA beneficiaries will keep receiving benefits during the shutdown, but the 2026 COLA announcement could be delayed if the Oct. 15 CPI release is affected.
- A partisan standoff over health care and spending triggered the shutdown, risking furloughs for about 750,000 federal workers and recalling the longest previous shutdown from 2018 to 2019.
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How a shutdown will impact health agencies and Social Security
Crucial health programs will continue to operate during the federal government shutdown, but many services will halt or be significantly less efficient as staffers are furloughed, based on contingency plans in place for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The HHS states in its plan that it expects 32,460 employees to be furloughed during the shutdown, while retaining 79,717 employees. Roughly 15,000 retained employees will be kep…
Impact of Government Shutdown on Social Security: What to Know - The Thinking Conservative
SSA made it clear that retirement, survivor, and disability benefits are not subject to annual budget fights and will continue to be paid on time. The post Impact of Government Shutdown on Social Security: What to Know appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.
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