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A partial government shutdown will begin on October 1 if President Trump and Congress do not reach a spending agreement.
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments will continue as scheduled during a shutdown.
Services like new applications, appeals, and customer support may be significantly delayed due to furloughs at the Social Security Administration.
It's hours away. If President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats cannot come to an agreement over government spending, a partial government shutdown will begin on Wednesday, Oct. 1.
The federal government has to pay its bills or all federal agencies and services that officials do not deem "essential" stop immediately. Many federal agencies and services will be closed or significantl