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Social Security update: How debt ceiling could affect monthly benefit payments

By Misty Severi
Published May 16, 2023 4:37pm ET
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Social Security update: How debt ceiling could affect monthly benefit payments
Social Security supporters attend a rally in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill. | Chip Somodevilla

Experts are warning that there could be a delay or pause to Social Security checks if the United States fails to raise its debt ceiling before June.

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