Government Shutdown 2025 Social Security

Government Shutdown 2025 Social Security. Social security benefits will continue if the federal government shuts down because it’s a mandatory spending program. Senate majority leader chuck schumer told union members he is “doing everything” to pass legislation to pass the social security fairness act, which would eliminate.

It’s a patch to ensure there’s no government shutdown while handing off the government funding job to the 119th congress, which will begin in three weeks. Here’s how a shutdown would affect social security and other programs.