What the Federal Government Shutdown Means to You
Reading Time: 2 MinutesLast Updated: October 1, 2025
Congress failed to reach an agreement on funding beginning October 1, 2025. Until further notice, the federal government is shut down. We know you have questions and will do our best to answer them.
We want you to know that during the federal government shutdown, payments to all people who currently receive Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will continue with no change in payment dates. You will still receive your payments on time.
To help you manage your benefits and access important services, we encourage you to create an online my Social Security account at www.ssa.gov/myaccount/. With a personal my Social Security account, you can view benefit estimates, request a proof of income letter, apply for benefits, request a replacement Social Security card or Medicare card, and much more. It’s easy, convenient, and secure.
Our local offices will remain open to the public but will provide reduced services. During this time, we can help you:
- Apply for benefits
- Request an appeal
- Change your address or direct deposit information
- Report a death
- Verify or change your citizenship status
- Replace a lost or missing Social Security payment
- Obtain a critical payment
- Change a representative payee
- Make a change in your living arrangement or income (SSI recipients only)
- Obtain a new or replacement Social Security card
Hearings offices remain open to conduct hearings before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). Please be aware that we may not be able to assist with all in-person service requests at this time. For example, we cannot provide proof of benefits letters, or update or correct earnings records. These in-person services will resume when the federal government is operating normally.
When the shutdown ends, we will post updates on our official social media accounts, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, and Instagram. For more information on the government shutdown, visit www.ssa.gov/agency/shutdown.
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oliviya
Do you ever think critically, or are you just repeating whatever Trump says word for word?
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Barb
What is wrong with you?
Dream W.
It’s incredibly frustrating to see how delays and mismanagement are affecting people who depend on these benefits to survive. Many disabled individuals rely on this money to pay rent and meet basic needs
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Barb
It isn’t affecting payments.
Gayle R.
I put my application for my ssi in September will the government shutdown prevent me from getting my application processed
Perry
Yes. While ongoing payments are not affected, the review of new applications has been paused. You can apply online, but a person will actually review the application. Due to the shutdown application review staffers have been furloughed.
Philip R.
SS should NOT be affected, it’s NOT government money but money we’ve been forced to pay in for our retirement. Should have absolutely NOTHING to due with a government shutdown.
Lynn
Will people still receive their social security, SSI, and VA benefits next month?… My father is worried that he might not receive it next month in November because of the on going government shutdown. I world greatly appreciate some info to hopefully put this mind at ease.
Monica D.
Will I be received my Social Security on time still
LindaK
Yes
belinda b.
I’m not receiving but 50 ish dollars instead of my regular pay
Linda K.
Yes, he will receive
liang
This shutdown is a mess, but at least Social Security payments are safe for now. If you need a distraction, check out this cool tool for generating unique usernames—might be a fun way to kill time while waiting for things to get back to normal. https://bgmi-name.online/
Stephanie P.
Why do I only receive 987.00 monthly been on it since 2010 I’m 53 in January was married once now divorced he remarried and divorced we were married 12 years am I entitled to more benefits now that he’s getting benefits also?
Thank you
Tony
The Trump White House is coming after your disability. The SSA already got rid of speaking English as a disability vocational factor. Now they want to get rid of age as a disability vocational factor.
Trump is going after the Democrat agency for the government shutdown layoffs. The Social Security Administration isn’t one of those agency because the SSA already sold us out.
Rod
I have been approved for ssdi on 08/27/25. Is the back pay dept part of the government shutdown?
Jane D.
Yes, my son was approved on 6/17/25 and he’s due back pay and we’re still waiting on the twice review, because he’s back pay is over $15,000, we are still waiting for the first installment payment.
Terrylynn
Will CA state disability checks still be cut this month?
Ray B.
You guys are lying pieces of shit fuck the federal government n fuck SS you guys are playing with disabled people money who rely on that to pay rent ~ bills and food for the month and my uncle has a traumatic brain injury and can’t work he depends on them payments I got to check on him everyday to make sure he didn’t put a gun in his mouth and blow his brains out because you guys think it’s funny to steal money from people who actually need it