The Social Security Administration plans to cut field office visits by 50%. What it means for you

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https://apnews.com/article/social-security-trump-administration-retirement-a94ced488f2e052a5d9df39021701195

The Social Security Administration plans to cut field office visits by 50%. What it means for you
By FATIMA HUSSEIN
Updated 5:07 PM CST, December 5, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration is hoping to cut visits to its field offices in half next year, a move that advocates for the agency fear signals more closures are coming.

Field offices have long been community-based branches that serve as the public face of the SSA, which provide in-person help for people applying for retirement and disability benefits, getting Social Security cards and other important services.

A November internal field office operating plan shared with The Associated Press outlines a proposed target of 50% fewer field office visitors in fiscal year 2026 compared to fiscal year 2025, or no more than 15 million field office visits by members of the public. Agency field offices saw more than 31.6 million field office visits from SSA recipients from Oct. 1, 2024, to Sept. 30, 2025, according to the agency document.

At least 7,000 SSA workers have been laid off from the agency this year as the Trump administration has proposed a number of plans to streamline services at the SSA.

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[Lovie777]

1. Ridding the programs which has been and still essential to everyday life here in the USA................

while pocketing the monies into rich folks coffers.

The greed and uncaring from these effers. Our federal taxes help cover these programs.

[yellow dahlia]

2. Social Security is a life line - literally. The gutting of vital services continues.

I attend a weekly vigil at our local SSA office. We have been doing so since April, with the original Hands Off Social Security protest.

We have signs showing our support for the SSA staff. We have signs alerting folks to the destruction at SSA perpetrated by DOGE. We have signs alerting people to the misuse of our data, and violations of the Privacy Act of 1974. We have signs that explain how raising "the cap" can protect the financial solvency of Social Security.

I am encouraging others to start a SSA visibility vigil at their local office. Let the public know what is going on. Show support for the local offices and their staffers. Push back against further damage to the services at Social Security.

It is easy. Create an event on Indivisible/mobilize.us. You don't need a lot of people. It is for visibility and awareness. Pick a time that coincides with your presence being there at 4 pm, when the office closes and the employees leave...so they see your support. We are only there for about an hour or less, right now...as it is cold where I live.

People wave, and say thank you. People stop and talk to us on the street. We bring extra signs and people sometimes join us.