Social Security employee warns 'people could be out of benefits for months' as staffers who fix payment glitches exit

A United States Treasury government check rests on top of a Social Security card (Credit: Getty Images)

• President Donald Trump's efforts to slash federal staffing across agencies is also resulting in the loss of technical expertise need to help maintain critical systems, including those used to pay Social Security benefits. That means payments could be at risk if there's a glitch and the right people aren't there to fix it.

Social Security employees with key expertise are reportedly heading for the exits amid President Donald Trump's drive to slash the federal workforce, raising the risk that any technical glitches could interrupt benefits.