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Federal employees are expected to be hardest hit, as they will not receive any pay cheque while the shutdown continues.

While Social Security and Medicare cheques would still be sent out, benefit verification and card issuance could stop.

Government social security cheques will continue to be delivered during the strike.

"It's like, refusing to order Ubers, being so annoying about the cheque at every single meal... Seriously? I'm going to lose it."

"While families struggle with rising costs, the government is effectively writing multi-billion-pound cheques to bank shareholders."