Social Security Administration to cut some phone service

Social Security Denies Report of DOGE Proposed Cuts to Phone Service
The administration says it’s planning to enhance security for bank information, denying a report of broad cuts to phone service.
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DOGE making sweeping cuts at the Social Security Administration “would be catastrophic for the people in our country,” the acting head of the agency reportedly said.
Social Security Administration weighs cutting phone support for claims, deposits: report
Sources said the agency would direct seniors and disabled individuals to online services and in-person field offices.
Social Security, facing pressure from DOGE, weighs big cuts to phone service
The agency is considering dramatically curtailing the phone services that 73 million retired and disabled Americans rely on.
US Social Security weighs phone service cuts, report says
The U.S. Social Security Administration is considering dramatically curtailing the phone services that 73 million retired and disabled Americans rely on to apply for and access their earned government benefits,
Social Security Administration to cut phone service for direct-deposit transactions
The Social Security Administration said Wednesday it is eliminating telephone service for direct-deposit account transactions. The agency said the move is meant to eliminate the risk of fraud associated with changing bank-account information by telephone.
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