Social Security

• Report: Social Security Benefit Cuts Would Be Devastating for Americans

  September 12, 2025: More than half (56 percent) of Americans surveyed in a new analysis from Nationwide Financial agreed that they would “not be able to survive” if they even lost half of their monthly Social Security payment. The survey showed that beneficiaries...Read more >

• KFF Health News: Social Security Praises Its New Chatbot. Ex-Officials Say It Was Tested But Shelved Under Biden.

  September 03, 2025: John McGing couldn’t reach a human. That might be business-as-usual in this economy, but it wasn’t business; he had called the Social Security Administration, where the questions often aren’t generic and the callers tend to be older, disabled, ...Read more >

• New Report: Social Security Administration Field Offices Lost An Estimated 20% of Staff This Year

  August 08, 2025: New reporting from Axios detailing the full extent of the Trump Administration’s workforce cuts in Social Security Administration field offices was published Thursday and shows how this is affecting Americans across the country. Axios analyzed a...Read more >

• Social Security Administration Struggles to Provide Customer Service Amid Fallout from DOGE Cuts

  July 18, 2025: Months after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) fired thousands of experienced, hardworking Social Security Administration (SSA) workers, the agency is having trouble keeping up with calls to its 1-800 number, according to a rep...Read more >

• Social Security Phone Service Changes Will Create Unnecessary Burdens

  May 30, 2025: The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)’s Social Security phone service restrictions will make it harder for seniors to access customer service support, according to new data from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The Social Secur...Read more >

• States in the Midwest and the South Are Most Vulnerable to Social Security Cuts

  May 16, 2025: Any disruption or cuts to Social Security benefits will hurt Americans who live in Southern and Midwestern states the most, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute. The report reinforced the importance of Social Security to the U...Read more >

• Retirees Congratulate Jan Schakowsky on Exceptional Career in Congress

  May 09, 2025: Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL) announced on Monday that she will not seek another term in Congress. She has represented Illinois’ 9th congressional district since 1999. Following the announcement, the Alliance thanked her for always fighting for seniors....Read more >

• Senate Confirms Frank Bisignano as SSA Commissioner Despite Controversy Over His DOGE Connections, Lack of Relevant Experience

  May 09, 2025: The Senate confirmed Frank Bisignano to head the Social Security Administration (SSA) along party lines on Tuesday, with a 53-47 vote. His term – set to expire in January 2031 – coincides with a tumultuous period for the agency, as Elon Musk and...Read more >

• Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans Celebrates the Passage of the Social Security Fairness Act

  December 24, 2024: Illinois retirees and future retirees are celebrating the news of the US Senate passage of H.R. 82 Social Security Fairness Act. We applaud the bipartisan support for this legislation that was decades in the making, and urge President Biden to sign t...Read more >

• Retirees Call on Speaker Johnson to Bring Social Security Fairness Act to the House Floor

  December 14, 2024: The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding House Freedom Caucus members’ attempts to try to kill the Social Security Fairness Act, H.R. 82: “Yesterday while America...Read more >