US Social Security weighs phone service cuts, report says

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https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-social-security-weighs-phone-service-cuts-report-says-2025-03-12/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawI-9nZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHS7zTWnHZMa2AYyeBQYg1Pnd6Qoaqeye9B7Q5zCRSkbQHanv7AD_sm9uiA_aem_ZIgKYVxA1XwpNbyv95HRFQ

The agency, under pressure from the U.S. DOGE Service team, is considering a proposal to end telephone service for claims processing and direct-deposit bank account transactions, and instead direct elderly and disabled people to the internet and in-person field offices, according to the Washington Post

 

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So apparently they backtracked on this after the Post initially reported on it.