Some lawmakers have suggested raising the Social Security tax rate. Currently, that tax rate is 12.4% on wages up to a ...

The Social Security Administration will have fewer and less experienced staff on the front lines serving the public with ...

Trustees of the Social Security trust fund predict the fund will be exhausted in eight years. Unless Congress acts, Social Security payments will automatically drop by 23% at that time.

the acting commissioner of Social Security, said in a statement recently. But SSA workers and advocates for older and disabled Americans say these staff cuts — as well as controversial agency ...

And it’s simply another way of cutting Social Security benefits.” Not only has the agency cut staff and closed offices, according to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) website ...

Further job cuts are likely: The Social Security Administration ... the agency who was elevated to be Social Security’s temporary chief, asked his staff in a March 28 operational meeting.

The Social Security Administration is in crisis, and people’s benefits are at risk. We do not say this lightly. We both served in senior roles at the Social Security Administration — one of us ...

The changes are the latest sign of the agency’s struggle with website crashes, overloaded servers and long lines at field ...

The Social Security Administration did not immediately ... The agency's acting director Leland Dudek has announced plans to cut 7,000 of its 57,000 staff members, although personnel is already ...

While Social Security remains immensely popular among ... The SSA told BI that its staff cuts are part of a "workforce optimization plan that focuses on reducing employees in non-mission-critical ...

The Social Security Administration plans to slash ... until the computer systems are simplified. “You can’t cut out staff until you cut out complexity in your application portfolio,” the ...

Over the last month, the Social Security Administration has announced plans to cut at least 7,000 staff and consolidate service delivery by closing six regional offices. According to the Trump ...