News Will Social Security checks be late? How the debt limit fight could impact your July payments May 10, 2023Candy Woodall, Rachel Looker, Sarah Elbeshbishi and Ken Tran, USA TODAYComments Off on Will Social Security checks be late? How the debt limit fight could impact your July payments Americans who rely on Social Security, food stamps, Medicare and more could lose their benefits if the U.S. defaults on its debt. Here's why.