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gopiscrap

(24,778 posts) Thu Oct 2, 2025, 01:43 PM Oct 2025

My wife and I are on social securuty (retired)

will funds be paid during the shutdown?

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My wife and I are on social securuty (retired) (Original Post) gopiscrap Oct 2025 OP

Yes. Ocelot II Oct 2025 #1

I heard that yesterday. My wife and I are both on S.S. and were hoping it was true. OLDMDDEM Oct 2025 #3

Yes JustAnotherGen Oct 2025 #2

Yes, and same with Medicare coverage lostincalifornia Oct 2025 #4

yes, no worries about that Shellback Squid Oct 2025 #5

According to the Washington Post... Chalco Oct 2025 #6

I get a widow's Federal retirement benefit mnhtnbb Oct 2025 #7

thank you everyone for replying gopiscrap Oct 2025 #8

Ocelot II

(131,231 posts)

1. Yes.

Reply to gopiscrap (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 01:43 PM

Oct 2025

OLDMDDEM

(3,280 posts)

3. I heard that yesterday. My wife and I are both on S.S. and were hoping it was true.

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 01:45 PM

Oct 2025

JustAnotherGen

(38,109 posts)

2. Yes

Reply to gopiscrap (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 01:45 PM

Oct 2025

The difficulty will be for new retirees who are unable to file.

lostincalifornia

(5,526 posts)

4. Yes, and same with Medicare coverage

Reply to gopiscrap (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 01:45 PM

Oct 2025

Shellback Squid

(10,153 posts)

5. yes, no worries about that

Reply to gopiscrap (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 01:51 PM

Oct 2025

Chalco

(1,442 posts)

6. According to the Washington Post...

Reply to gopiscrap (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 02:05 PM

Oct 2025

Yes.

mnhtnbb

(33,505 posts)

7. I get a widow's Federal retirement benefit

Reply to gopiscrap (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 02:30 PM

Oct 2025

and it was deposited yesterday, as it normally is on the first of the month. Social Security is supposed to be continued, so I'm optimistic it will be. It's hard to trust anything out of this Administration.

gopiscrap

(24,778 posts)

8. thank you everyone for replying

Reply to gopiscrap (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 04:47 PM

Oct 2025

I thought we did, but wasn't totally sure

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