A demonstrator holds a sign protesting the government shutdown at the James V. Hansen Federal Building on Jan. 10, 2019, in Ogden, Utah. (Natalie Behring/Getty Images)
Social security benefits are considered mandatory spending by the federal government, and so Americans are expected to keep getting those checks through a shutdown.
That means retirees, Americans with disabilities, and others who already receive social security checks will continue to get them.
Day-to-day operations at the Social Security Administration (SSA) are likely to be affected, however. That means services like "benefit verifications, earnings record corrections and updates, overpayments processing, and replacing Medicare cards" could face disruptions, according to the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare.
Roughly 6,000 SSA employees are expected to be furloughed out of nearly 52,000, according to a shutdown planning document released by the agency.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expected to see some 11,300 employees furloughed out of nearly 45,000, according to the Department of Transportation (DOT)
Air traffic controllers at airports are deemed essential and therefore must come to work, but will do so with their paychecks deferred until the shutdown is resolved.
Aviation rule-making, routine personnel security background investigations, and air traffic performance analyses will stop, however.
More than 2,350 workers, including aircraft certification engineers and aerospace engineers, will be furloughed, however, according to the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA).
The NATCA said the previous shutdown saw immense added strain on air traffic controllers, with many being forced to work second jobs to get paychecks for their families in addition to an already-gruelling schedule.
That all means Americans could face flight disruptions, particularly if airport workers like TSA agents call out sick, as significant numbers did during the 35-day shutdown in early 2019.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speak to reporters after meeting President Donald Trump at the White House about funding legislation to avoid a government shutdown on Sept. 29. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
"CMS will maintain the staff necessary to make payments to eligible states for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). CMS will continue Federal Marketplace activities, such as eligibility verification, using Federal Marketplace user fee carryover," the CMS website said.
CMS policy and rulemaking, oversight of major contractors, and beneficiary casework would largely pause, however.
That means it will likely be tougher for Americans who rely on Medicare and Medicaid to resolve billing disputes and other issues with insurers during a shutdown.
Some telehealth services, particularly those put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, are also expected to see disruptions.
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Federal food benefits for the most needy are expected to continue at least temporarily, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly called food stamps, and the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program will continue "subject to the availability of funding," USDA said.
SNAP is expected to stay funded through at least the month of October, but a shutdown lasting longer could force USDA to tap into any available reserve funding.
WIC must rely on "the ability to recover and reallocate unused grant award funds from the previous fiscal year" during a shutdown.
That means both timelines are not immediately clear and could be subject to change.
The vast majority of employees at the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), which oversees those programs, are expected to be furloughed, which could lead to disruptions and delays.
Out of some 1,237 employees, the department said 1,135 FNS employees could be furloughed, according to USDA's shutdown plan.
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