The Social Security Administration will continue distributing disability and SSI payments, but some services are unavailable during the government shutdown.

While these payments are typically issued on the first of the month, the October calendar will require a change.

I can tell it’s time for me to once again explain to people that SSI and Social Security are two entirely different programs. Every single day, I get emails from readers who say something like this: “I am getting SSI, and I want to know if my wife ...