Trump Gunning to 'Quietly Kill Off' Social Security Offices

Internal documents suggest the Social Security Administration (SSA) is looking to halve the number of in-person visits.

MAGA is looking to slash the number of in-person visits at Social Security Administration field offices by more than half before the end of the current fiscal year.

Between October 2024 and September 2025, roughly 31 million benefits recipients attended the body’s field offices across the country, according to NextGov/FCW, a news site covering federal government technology issues.

Internal documents obtained by the outlet apparently suggest the SSA now wants to see that number reduced to a maximum of 15 million before the end of next September.

President Donald Trump, whose administration has otherwise embarked on a rabid campaign of deep cuts to the federal bureaucracy, repeatedly assured voters on last year’s campaign trail he would “not touch” Social Security save to root out fraud and abuse.

Since he assumed office in January, his administration has nevertheless overseen the largest cuts to the SSA’s budget in the agency’s history, slashing its workforce by more than 7,000 employees and leaving just one agency worker for every 1,500 beneficiaries of payment schemes.

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