Phone: Prepare to Wait on Hold. If you need to talk to someone at Social Security, you have two options: a phone or an in-person meeting. “Phone is going to be your best bet,” according to ...

The agency, which serves 73 million beneficiaries, has struggled to improve customer service amid cutbacks, long wait times ...

The Trump administration’s colossal cuts to the Social Security Administration in the name of “efficiency” are sowing chaos ...

The Social Security Administration’s staffing and customer service issues have been mounting, and budget disputes in Congress could make them worse. By Mark Miller Few government agencies touch ...

The Social Security Administration is providing less information about caller wait times. Critics complain it's misleading ...

The Inspector General of Social Security, Gail S. Ennis, recently issued a warning about a new scam involving text messages that appear to come from Social Security.

Best times to call the Social Security Administration. The SSA typically receives 80 million calls each year to its national 800 phone number. Based on the average daily call volume data from ...

Social Security's 'maddening' AI phone bot. Earlier this month, The Washington Post reported on issues plaguing the Social Security Administration, and tucked in the middle of the article were ...

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Scammers often impersonate Social Security representatives through phone calls, text messages, emails, websites, or direct messages on social media, claiming there is an issue with a person's ...

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Social Security problems can be solved online, over the phone or via an in-person appointment. People can apply for most benefits online as well as check the status of their application, change ...