Checks will keep coming, but retirees should brace for delays in key services like replacement cards and customer support during the shutdown.
With the government shutdown now a reality, retirees and would-be beneficiaries are asking the same pressing question: What happens to my Social Security and Medicare?
The good news: your payments are safe. Both Jean Chatzky, host of the “HerMoney” podcast, and Social Security experts emphasize that benefits such as retirement, disability, survivor payments, and Medicare coverage are considered “mandatory spending.”
