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Elon Musk Doesn't Want You Getting Your Social Security Check
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7:48Now PlayingElon Musk's devastating plans to dismantle social security as DOGE reveals plans to restructure Social Security services that would provide support for identity verification through the phone, forcing people to file claims in-person, which would be more difficult for seniors who rely on the social security checks. John Iadarola and Sharon Reed break it down on The Damage Report. Leave a comment with your thoughts below!
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DOGE Wants to Cripple Social Security Phone Services
"Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is planning to restructure the Social Security Administration’s phone support services in a move that could force millions of seniors to require in-person services from the already understaffed agency.
According to a leaked memo obtained by Popular Information and later reported by Axios, Acting Deputy SSA Commissioner Doris Diaz proposed adding additional online identity verification to Social Security claims processing in an effort to clamp down on alleged payment fraud. In reality, Social Security fraud is quite rare, affecting less than 1 percent of payments between 2015-2022. By Diaz’s own admission, the additional identity verification could cause increased wait times, and potentially delay or deny services to vulnerable seniors.
In the leaked memo, Diaz suggests that the SSA use “current internet identity proofing, for agency benefits claims and direct deposit changes done over the phone. For instances where a customer is unable to utilize the internet ID proofing, customers will be required to visit a field office to provide in-person identifying documentation.”"
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