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Getting disability benefits got harder after the Social Security Administration’s staff was slashed and program rules were changed by Trump
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The Trump administration has cut over 13% of Social Security Administration staff and closed regional offices, making it harder for Americans to access disability benefits.
Getting disability benefits got harder after the Social Security Administration’s staff was slashed and program rules were changed by Trump
The agency has cut more than 13% of its workforce. AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh
A rapid series of administrative, staffing and policy changes the Social Security Administration underwent early on in the second Trump administration are making it much harder to get disability benefits that millions of Americans rely on to make ends meet.
The agency cut more than 7,100 jobs – more than 13% of its workforce and its largest staffing cut ever. It closed six of its 10 regional offices, moved more services onlin
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