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Secret data exposes true scale of Social Security chaos under Trump
"I won't touch Social Security." (Trump)
Secret data exposes true scale of Social Security chaos under Trump - The Daily Beast via MSN
The federal agency that provides millions of vulnerable Americans with retirement and disability benefits is drowning in up to 6 million pending cases and 12 million transactions after months of turbulence under... Trump.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) started Trump’s second term with what The Washington Post described as a “hostile takeover,” with Elon Musk, 54, and the Department of Government Efficiency slashing their way through the $15.4 billion agency that serves roughly 74 million beneficiaries.
Now, according to internal data and interviews cited by the Post, retirement and disability services for millions of Americans have been delayed.
By late September, call volume to the agency had climbed to 93 million—its highest level in six years—after policy shifts aimed at curbing “fraud” restricted what could be handled by phone and sent more people online or into field offices.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) started Trump’s second term with what The Washington Post described as a “hostile takeover,” with Elon Musk, 54, and the Department of Government Efficiency slashing their way through the $15.4 billion agency that serves roughly 74 million beneficiaries.
Now, according to internal data and interviews cited by the Post, retirement and disability services for millions of Americans have been delayed.
By late September, call volume to the agency had climbed to 93 million—its highest level in six years—after policy shifts aimed at curbing “fraud” restricted what could be handled by phone and sent more people online or into field offices.
Trump's 'hostile takeover' of Social Security has led to a multi-million case backlog - Rawstory via MSN