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Teri Monroe

Check Your Mailbox: The SSA is No Longer Reporting Call Wait Times

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The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently made a subtle but significant change: it no longer reports call wait times in mail notices sent to beneficiaries. For decades, seniors relied on these estimates to plan when to contact the agency. Now, retirees must navigate phone lines without guidance, often facing long delays. While the change may seem minor, it reflects broader challenges in how government agencies communicate with aging Americans.

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