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As the possibility of a government shutdown looms, some are questioning what that will mean for Social Security payments

Fortunately, there's no need to fear — those payments are set to continue nationwide because they're considered mandatory spending

A federal shutdown will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 1 if elected officials do not reach a deal to continue funding the government past Tuesday, Sept. 30

As the possibility of a government shutdown looms, some are questioning what that will mean for Social Security payments.

Fortunately, those are set to continue nationwide regardless of Congress' next move.

A federal shutdown will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 1 if elected officials do not reach a deal to continue funding the gove

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