US says recipients of social security must visit offices to receive benefits as

As Elon Musk’s Dog is aimed at Social Security Administration For abbreviations and reorganizationThe agency is deploying new rules for recipients of benefits that could stimulate chaos and dysfunction in the agency.

This week, the agency has announced that it will no longer allow new benefits recipients to check their identity by phone. Instead, these participants will either need to use software to check online identification numbers, or, if it does not work, visit a government field office to do it personally. Similarly, the recipients of the return of benefits who want to update their information for a direct deposit will either have to pass the process of verifying the identification number or to visit a government office.

“The Social Security Administration (SSA) is taking active steps to improve the security of its services by applying more strong procedures to verify identity,” the agency said, the agency, the agency, In the press release Posted on Tuesday. “The SSA will allow persons who cannot or cannot use the online services of the My Social Security Agency to start their request for benefits over the phone. However, the request cannot be completed until the individual’s identity is checked personally in one interaction. “

It is not clear how well the government’s ID verification software works, although it is worth noting that the Federal Communication Commission report Posted last year found that between 14 and 24 million Americans still do not have access to broadband. A Report AARP has found that approximately 42 percent of adults (about 22 million people) do not have reliable internet access. Many elderly Americans may not be “digital natives” and even have internet access, they can be bad in navigating websites and digital platforms. A 2021 Pew Research Survey. showed that About a quarter of the US population, which is 65 years or older (ie, people who are most likely to be social security) report “Never enter online.” In other words, such as the Associated Press has reportedChanging the SSA policy is likely to force “millions of recipients and social security candidates” to attend government services to receive their retirement benefits.

It’s really bad news because, as it happens, he has also been also Targeting SSA Field Offices across the country for termination and closure of leasing. At the moment, On the Dog websiteIt says that 47 offices across the country have been or their contracts will be terminated. These offices are distributed in different states, including very heavy gates such as Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Georgia, Texas and North Dakota.

It is problematic that Dodge also works to reduce SSA staff. Actually the new director of the Doryak -linked agency halved The agency’s staff in the coming months. It seems that it is reasonable to assume that such a reduction in staff will decapitate the government’s ability to distribute benefits, especially in the fields of the field where recipients now have to be shown to check their identity.

A A recent note It seems that SSA’s own staff is aware that new policies introduced under the auspices of Doge can effectively reduce the provision of services and cause the agency to slide into dysfunction. The note notes that changes in policy will create “increased field traffic”, “longer time to wait for a call” and “delayed processing” among other negative results.

Americans should not be surprised by changes in politics, introduced under the starry gaze of Musk’s Government Organization. The billionaire talks about the open hostility program, calling it a “Ponzi Scheme”.

Changes in social security also follow the heels of the comments made by Larry Fink, CEO of Mega-Corporation Blackrock, who recently expressed interest in privatizing social security. “The problem we have now we have a plan called social security that does not grow with the economy,” Fink said, while Speaking to SemaforS “If we create a plan that any American can grow with our economy, they will feel more attached to our economy,” Fink said, suggesting that the retirement funds of Americans must be tied to the stock market.