DOGE cuts have made it hard for seniors to get Social Security offices on the phone

Marcia Chestnut at her West Oak Lane home. She’s had lots of trouble reaching her local Social Security Administration office by phone. (Alejandro A Alvarez/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS) Alejandro A Alvarez TNS

By Alfred Lubrano, The Philadelphia Inquirer The Tribune Content Agency

PHILADELPHIA — For a “real lesson in torture,” try calling your local Social Security Administration office with a question. That’s what Marcia Chestnut, a 62-year-old former housekeeper from Philadelphia, sardonically suggests. In February, Chestnut – who lives with various disabilities – received a notice from the SSA saying her benefits would be cut off by April. To find out why, Chestnut phoned her local SSA office every weekday for two months. She’d get put on hold for four hours or longer, then the calls would be disconnected.

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