Customer service at the Social Security Administration has been bad for years—and now it’s getting worse. Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative is leading a President ...

41 Social Security offices are cutting 25-58% of workers under DOGE's budget reductions. The agency faces increased customer service demand as retirees worry cuts will affect benefits. This comes ...

Social Security beneficiaries can look forward to receiving a slight increase in their payments in 2025. Most Social Security recipients will get their payments on the second, third or fourth ...

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Abrupt changes in staffing and some procedures at the Social Security Administration, coupled with false and misleading claims ...

When Veronica Sanchez called a Social Security hotline Thursday, she waited two hours before her call was abruptly disconnected. On Friday, she was on hold for six hours and still did not get thro ...

Americans seeking retirement or survivor benefits from the Social Security Administration will no longer be able to apply over the phone, starting on Monday. Instead, they will have to seek services ...

The Social Security Administration is fighting back against Elon Musk’s claim that 10 million dead Americans are receiving Social Security checks, saying the agency’s data is “highly ...

The Social Security Administration on Tuesday addressed outages being reported on its website and access issues for some users as a new deadline calling for more online usage nears. The ...

Millions of retired teachers, firefighters, police officers, and other public workers will see a boost in their Social Security benefits. The SSA has also changed how it will recoup overpayments ...

Aliss Higham is a Newsweek reporter based in Glasgow, Scotland. Her focus is reporting on Social Security, other government benefits and personal finance. She has previously extensively covered U ...

Some Social Security recipients will see their monthly payment amount increase in April as a recently enacted law is implemented. Americans who receive a public-sector pension in retirement were ...

Millions of Americans qualify for Social Security by working and paying into the system throughout their careers. Since Social Security is primarily funded by payroll taxes, it takes a certain ...