Amid Phone and Website Access Woes, Social Security Seemingly Shifts to X for Official Updates

In February, the agency laid off7,000 employees.

For more, don’t missSocial Security Disability Insurance recipients may want to file taxes this year.

Those announcementswere made on Xon Apr 8.

As of April 14, the SSA acknowledged the updated measuresin a statement on the website’s blog.

Now, as long as you pass the anti-fraud check, any claim can be completed over the phone.

If you’re flagged during the check, you will have to complete your claim in-person.

This will require an in-person visit at a local office.

Long waits on the phone have been common in the past but seem to be getting markedly worse.

The New York Times also has a recentreportwith similar findings.

What can you do now?

But at least for now, these offices aren’t going anywhere.

For more, check out theSupplemental Security Income payment scheduleand theSocial Security and SSDI cheat sheet.