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Government judgment: How will it affect your social security and your food coupons?

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The federal government officially entered into midnight on Wednesday after the Democrats in the Senate put a short -term federal financing bill led by the GOP a few hours earlier.

While President Donald Trump and his administration have a certain level of discretionary power over what is affected when closing, federal agencies must largely make their own decisions dictated by the advice of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Thousands of federal workers could be on leave and others forced to work without salary until the closure is resolved. Many could also lose their jobs completely, according to a note published by the OMB earlier this month.

You will find below a ventilation of how the end of federal funding will affect – and will not affect – the daily Americans.

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A demonstrator holds a protest sign against the government's closure

A demonstrator has a protesting sign against the government’s closure to the federal building James V. Hansen on January 10, 2019 in Ogden, Utah. (Natalie Behring / Getty Images)

Social security

Social security benefits are considered to be compulsory expenses from the federal government, and the Americans should therefore continue to obtain these checks thanks to a closure.

This means that retirees, disabled Americans and others who already receive social security checks will continue to obtain them.

Daily operations to the Social Security Administration (SSA) are, however, probably affected. This means that services such as “checks for advantages, corrections and updates for profits, treatment of overpaye and replacement of medication cards” could face disturbances, according to the National Committee to preserve social security and health insurance.

About 6,000 SSA employees should be on leave on nearly 52,000, according to a closing planning document published by the agency.

Plane trip

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) should see around 11,300 employees on leave on nearly 45,000, according to the Ministry of Transport (DOT)

Air traffic controllers of airports are deemed essential and must therefore come to work, but will do it with their delayed pay checks until the stop is resolved.

Aviation regulations, surveys on routine personnel safety history and air traffic performance analyzes will stop however.

More than 2,350 workers, including aircraft certification engineers and aerospace engineers, will however be on leave National association of air traffic controllers (Natca).

The Natca said that the previous closure had seen immense additional pressure on air traffic controllers, many being forced to work for the second jobs to obtain payroll checks for their families in addition to an already exhausting schedule.

This means that Americans could cope with flight disturbances, especially if airport workers and TSA agents call patients, as important figures did when closing 35 days in early 2019.

The TSA said in a statement on Wednesday: “Although the TSA is ready to continue to project around 2.5 million passengers per day, prolonged closure could mean longer waiting times in airports. We are kindly asking for the patience of our passengers during this period. Despite this challenge, we will remain vigilant and we focus on carrying out our vital security mission on behalf of the American people.”

People who walk in the terminal at Denver airport with suitcases

Passengers walking in an airport terminal (Denver International Airport)

Soldiers and veterans

Approximately 45% of military civilian staff will be on leave when closing, according to the Federal information network.

A planning document from the Ministry of Defense declared that it “continues to defend the nation and carry out ongoing military operations” when closing.

Military staff in active service must continue to go to work, but will do it without being paid before the end of the closure.

Health care for veterans will largely continue to work, clinics go and medical centers remaining open.

The services goes such as remuneration, pension, education and housing services will continue to be delivered to those who served, said the Ministry of Veterans Affairs.

Will benefit the closed regional offices and the ministry will cease to provide assistance to the transition program and professional advice.

The Central Office of Va will also arouse the awareness of state, county, tribes, municipal, confessional and community partners.

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Infrastructure projects

OMB director Russ Vought announced Wednesday morning that around $ 18 billion in New York -based infrastructure projects will be interrupted during the closure.

This includes building a new metro line as well as new tunnels and rail infrastructure under the Hudson river.

It should be noted that the best Democrats in the Chamber and the Senate are both from New York.

Health care

The Medicare program will continue to operate during the closure, which is good news for American elderly people.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said that he also had enough funding for Medicaid until the end of calendar year 2025.

The chief of the Hakeem Jeffries room minority and the head of the Senate minority, Chuck Schumer, talks to journalists outside the White House

The chief of the Hakeem Jeffries House minority and the head of the Senate minorities, Chuck Schumer, talks to journalists after meeting President Donald Trump in the White House about the financing of the legislation to avoid a government closure on September 29. (Win McNamee / Getty images)

“The CMS will maintain the personnel necessary to make payments to states eligible for the health insurance program for children (CHIP). CMS will continue the activities of the federal market, such as the eligibility verification, using federal costs on user costs,” said the CMS website.

The policy and the development of CMS rules, the surveillance of the main entrepreneurs and the work of a beneficiary case would however be largely on break.

This means that it will probably be more difficult for Americans who count on Medicare and Medicaid to solve billing disputes and other problems with insurers when closing.

Certain Télésanté services, in particular those implemented during the COVVI-19 pandemic, should also see disturbances.

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Food coupons and other nutritional advantages

Federal food benefits for the most needy should continue at least temporarily, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The additional Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as the couple and the program of women, infants and children (WIC), will continue “subject to the availability of financing,” said the USDA.

The Snap should remain funded at least October, but a longer closure could force the USDA to operate any available reserve funding.

WIC must rely on “the ability to recover and reassign unused subsidy funds from the previous year” when closing.

This means that the two deadlines are not immediately clear and may be subject to change.

The vast majority of employees of the USDA food and nutritional service (FNS), which supervises these programs, should be on leave, which could cause disturbances and delays.

On some 1,237 employees, the department said that 1,135 FNS employees could be conticated, according to the USDA closure plan.

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