We're almost two weeks into the government shutdown. Will you still receive your Social Security benefits despite the furloughs?

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When combined with the potential for benefit cuts early next decade, the rising cost of Medicare could become a huge burden on many senior households. Unless Congress acts to change Social Security, improve its health, and ensure its longevity, many will see their budgets severely reduced over the next seven years.

The government shutdown is delaying data that impacts the cost-of-living adjustments for millions of Social Security beneficiaries.

The health care and financial support programs are facing a funding shortfall that may hit as early as the mid-2030s.

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The government has now been shut down for two weeks, with no end in sight as House Speaker Mike Johnson is warning Americans this could be "the longest shutdowns in U.S. history." The Senate once again failed to advance a funding bill that would have reopened the government until Nov.