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Social Security rule-reversals, office closures, cost cuts: here’s what’s happening now.
A Social Security “war room,” threats to shut the agency, worker buyouts and a restraining order — here’s a timeline of what ...
Social Security backtracks on in-person identification policy after outcry. Here's what it means.
The agency said it's reversing a decision to cut phone services for identity verification after a backlash from seniors.
Social Security to Now Allow ID Checks Via the Phone: What to Know
The Social Security Administration reaffirmed its plan to reverse previously announced phone service cuts, telling Americans ...
Social Security’s announcements are leaving its website and moving to X: reports
Weeks after the Social Security Administration said it was increasing transparency and accountability, the agency is ...
Social Security Rolls Back Restrictions on Filing for Benefits by Phone
The agency’s plan to curtail phone services, which was expected to send tens of thousands to its offices each week, had been ...
Social Security to Begin New Identity Checks on April 14: What to Know
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has provided an update on its identity proofing requirements that will change next ...
Social Security’s telephone customer service sucks, acting leader admits. Many senior citizens agree
Social Security’s acting commissioner recently said out loud what many beneficiaries are thinking these days – the agency’s ...
Social Security Says On X It’s Not Switching All Communications To X (Update)
According to a report in Wired, the agency is shifting communications to X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, the ...