NEW ORLEANS — With the first of November coming up, some people are wondering how their government benefits will be affected with the federal government shutdown.

We got some answers and found out that some are still uncertain.

What's your biggest concern with the federal government shutdown and benefits?

“I'm concerned about my mother's finances, for her medicine won't come through if the government stays shut down. She has MS,” said one man.

“My main concern is there's a lot of individuals living day to day, paycheck to paycheck, and government workers,” said another man.

Talking about her Social Security, a woman said her concern was, “That it don't come through on time because that's what I live off of each month. That's what pays my bills and everything.”

So, we turned to some e

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