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Social Security Announces New Improvements Saving Americans 43 Million Hours

The Social Security Administration has reported significant improvements in how it serves the public. According to its latest performance metrics, Americans have collectively saved an estimated 43 million hours over the past year due to faster service and expanded access across online, phone, and in-person channels.

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Social Security Compassionate Allowances List For Disability Benefits Grows To 300 Conditions — Here Are The 13 New Additions

The Social Security Administration recently announced the addition of 13 conditions to its Compassionate Allowances list, a program designed to fast-track disability benefit approvals for people with serious medical conditions. That brings the total number of recognized conditions to 300.

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Social Security Expands Compassionate Allowances List With 13 New Conditions, Fast-Tracking Disability Benefits For Severely Ill Americans

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is making it easier for people with severe medical conditions to access disability benefits by adding 13 diseases to its Compassionate Allowances List.

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Social Security Policy Could Force 3.4 Million Extra Office Visits A Year, Advocates Say SSA 'Rushing' Changes

A potential Social Security Administration policy would steer roughly 3.4 million additional people a year to local field offices for routine requests such as address changes and benefit letters, even as the agency contends with staff cuts and long appointment lines, according to public filings and advocacy groups.

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Social Security Claims Spiking — 5 Reasons To Follow Suit

Social Security claims surged in 2025 as insolvency, healthcare, debt and inflation concerns drive retirees to consider taking benefits early.

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Social Security is pulling workers from its field offices to man the growing number of calls at its 1-800 number

Phones have been ringing off the hook at the Social Security Administration prompting the agency to use a temporary solution for a growing problem

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Supreme Court allows Trump mass layoffs to move forward - Roll Call

Justices lifted pause on efforts to slash jobs at federal agencies, including the CDC and the Social Security Administration.

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Trump news at a glance: Elon Musk announces new political party targeting sway in Congress

Musk, the world’s richest man, only departed from the White House this May but has been critical of Trump’s signature policy bill – key US politics stories from Saturday 5 July

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Social Security Administration Sends 'Unbelievable' Email On Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill': Report

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has come under scrutiny for distributing an email that inaccurately describes the impact of President Donald Trump’s new tax legislation on Social Security benefits.

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‘Big Balls’ now working at Social Security Administration after departing DOGE: report

Coristine, who was hired by Musk to join the DOGE team, recently departed the White House but a SSA spokesperson confirmed that he has since joined the agency as a special government employee

The Independent UK

Social Security Official Wants More AI Use in the Agency Despite Some Reports of Bots Being Unhelpful

Social Security chief Frank Bisignano is pushing ahead with expanded AI use and tech reforms, despite mixed results and concerns.

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Millions of legal immigrants’ lives upended after social security freeze

Program halted suddenly, leaving legal immigrants unable to work due to lack of US social security number

The Guardian - US

DOGE promised to make government more efficient. Workers say they are wasting more time than ever

Ataffers at 19 agencies revealed how red tape brought in by DOGE has instead resulted in delays for the most basic transactions

The Independent UK

How the Social Security Administration Is Coping with Rapid Change

There has been a fair amount of change at the SSA since Trump took office. Here's a look at what's new this year and how it will impact the agency going forward.

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How to Access Your Parents’ Medicare: Enroll and Manage Their Care

Getting access to your parents' Medicare or Medicare Advantage accounts is easiest when they're healthy. But you still have options if they are incapacitated.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk’s ‘efficiency’ team is quietly building a vast immigration tracking database

In the last few months DOGE has pursued immigration-related data across the Justice Department, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration, Rhian Lubin reports

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Trump officials blocking court testimony from Social Security head over program’s ‘death list’

The request for Dudek to appear came after reports claimed that thousands were being added to the agency’s ‘death master file’ as part of a push for immigrants to ‘self-deport’

Latin Times

6,300 Latino Immigrants Listed as 'Dead' by Trump Administration in Bid to Prompt Self-Deportation

The Trump administration added over 6,300 names of living, mostly Latino immigrants to the Social Security Administration's "Death Master File" on Thursday.

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What we know about the Social Security Administration listing thousands of living immigrants as dead

The Trump administration’s move to classify thousands of living immigrants as dead and cancel their Social Security numbers is an escalation of the president’s crackdown on people who were legally allowed to live in the U.S. under programs instituted by his predecessor

International Business Times

Social Security Backs Off Controversial In-Person Verification Rule

Social Security drops in-person ID rule, allowing most seniors to verify identity by phone starting April 14.

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Social Security Phone Wait Times: The Best Times to Call

The Social Security Administration receives 80 million calls every year. Timing is everything if you want to get through.

The Independent UK

Social Security's acting leader faces calls to resign over decision to cut Maine contracts

The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner is facing calls to resign after he issued an order that would have required Maine parents to register their newborns for Social Security numbers at a federal office rather than the hospital

The Independent UK

Social Security Administration probes origin of website portal outage

The Social Security Administration says it is investigating the root cause of website outages that have affected the “my Social Security” portal where recipients access their benefits

Fortune

Elon Musk's DOGE is undermining the Social Security Administration's technology and operations, former White House official says

Julie Siegel says DOGE is making it harder for millions of Americans to access their benefits.

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

“We will have cases that get stuck, and they’re not going to be able to get fixed.”

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