Would I get my Social Security check if the government shuts down? How a shutdown would affect Social Security, tax refunds and federal paychecks
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By Andrew Keshner with MarketWatch
The IRS, Social Security Administration and other federal agencies have contingency plans that spell out which operations they would continue in the event of a government shut down.
The prospect of a federal government shutdown was looming while millions of people awaited Social Security payments, tax refunds and paychecks, but Congress avoided that outcome — at least for now.
The Senate voted Thursday afternoon on a stopgap measure to fund the government through Dec. 3. The bill passed in a 65-35 vote. The House of Representatives then passed it with 254 yes votes, as 34 Republicans voted with Democrats.
But keep this in mind as the government’s fiscal year ends on Thursday at midnight: any temporary lapse in funding for government operations would have not necessarily spelled a complete lights-out, power-off wholesale shutdown of operations.
The contingency plans that agencies have been drawing up indicate Social Security payments would continue during a shutdown, and so would tax return processing and tax refund payments.
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