Social Security Is Breaking Down— Millions Will Feel It First

Will Social Security Break?

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Video 82-year-old fighting for return of benefits after being declared dead

Ned Johnson first learned of his "death" when his wife received a condolence letter from their bank. Later, he lost his Social Security benefits.

Musk Slashes Social Security as Republicans Debate What a “Cut” Is

Photos by Wesley Lapointe for The Washington Post via Getty ImagesThe Social Security Administration is seemingly in a freefall after office closures and several weeks of layoffs have resulted in staffing levels being brought to historical lows. In March, the Social Security website crashed four times in a 10-day stretch, according to the Washington Post. It’s getting more difficult by the day for someone on Social Security to get a human being …

The Social Security crisis, briefly explained

A sign in front of the entrance of the Security Administration’s main campus in Woodlawn, Maryland. | Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images The Social Security Administration — which distributes benefits to tens of millions of retired workers, people with disabilities, and their families — is in crisis. Since billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) set its sights on finding fraud in Social Security, the agency has been trying …

You'll Never Guess Whom WaPo Blames for Decades of Bad Management at 'Crumbling' Social Security

'Chaos': Social Security agency 'engulfed in crisis' as Musk cuts leave retirees in 'turmoil'

Democratic attorney Martin O'Malley — former commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), ex-Maryland governor and former Baltimore mayor — has a grim warning about the wellbeing of Social Security. O'Malley fears that the Trump Administration's mass layoffs at the SSA, which are being carried out with the help of the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), are so severe that an "interruption of benefits" is likely…