Social Security Is Making Big Changes Including One this Weekend

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is rolling out some big changes to how it handles disability payments while also upgrading its customer service. The changes come in the aftermath of a major overhaul by DOGE, the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, in 2025, which resulted in the termination of more than 7,000 workers.

First, let's take a look at disability payments. According toThe Washington Examiner, the new process aims to cut the time it takes to determine eligibility for Social Security, speed up the time it takes beneficiaries to receive their checks and reduce the agency's current backlog.

The SSA had a backlog of claims that was on track to exceed 2 million beneficiaries as of a year ago, according to the Urban Institute, a Washington, D.C., think tank.

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