Democrats accused the Trump administration of "putting Social Security benefits at risk by firing the staff who help beneficiaries."

The Social Security Administration announced a “massive” reorganization and “significant” job cuts on Thursday that critics said could increase customer-service wait times and make it more difficult to detect fraud.

The Social Security Administration is preparing to lay off at least 7,000 people from its workforce of 60,000 — and the final reduction in force number could be as high as 50%, according to two people

You can also request that the IRS withhold money for taxes from your Social Security checks up front. This would save you the trouble of having to do the math to figure out how much you might owe. If it withholds too much from your checks, you'd get the extra back as a refund when you file your tax return.

Democratic Rep. Mike Levin, who represents the region, was posted on Threads on Wednesday that he was uncertain of the office’s status. “The DOGE website says the Carlsbad, CA Social Security Office has been closed,

The head of the Social Security Administration is reportedly considering major staff cuts, sparking fears for millions of Americans' access to benefits.