Join me for a conversation about the Social Security Administration
The Trump administration’s high-profile shakeup of the Social Security Administration has created a great deal of anxiety for retirees - and people getting close to retirement - about accessing benefits and transacting business with the agency.
Join me next Thursday May 1st at 4pm central time for a one-hour webinar discussion about what’s going on at Social Security. The event is sponsored by my friends at LiveAgeWell in Edgewater on Chicago’s north side, and the Chicagoland Villages Collaborative. The event is free, and open for anyone around the country to attend.
The Trump administration’s DOGE initiative has called for a reduction of about 12% in the SSA workforce at a time when its staffing already is at a historical low and the number of applicants is rising as the country ages. Many experts worry about a brain drain at the agency, as people with deep experience and knowledge about SSA systems depart. There’s also been a series of confusing announcements about changes to the SSA toll-free operation and closure and consolidation of field offices.
The turmoil is making it more difficult for some people to apply for Social Security benefits. The SSA also processes Medicare applications, which could get caught up in the problems, too. We’ll talk about who is most at risk, and what steps you can take to protect yourself.
I’ll be offering an overview about what’s happening at the SSA, and the outlook for the program’s financial solvency. We’ll talk about who is most at risk, and steps you can take to protect yourself.
Will you be recording the webinar?
Mark
i would register for your webinar...and keep my mouth shut because I don't want to hijack the important things you want to say, and know about better than I do. But I hope you will be able to point out that it is the workers who pay not only for their benefits but also for the costs of administering the program. This means that whatever "savings" DOGE is creating have nothing to do with the federal deficit. They are essentially stealing the workers money. I would suggest the workers sue to stop them and restore the money they have "saved" so that SS can continue to function and provide the services necessary to carry out their mission of providing retirement insurance to the workers who paid for it, and the access that makes that possible for all of them to collect the benefits they paid for.