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Getting disability benefits got harder after the Social Security Administration’s staff was slashed and program rules were changed by Trump

By Katie Savin, Assistant Professor of Social Work, California State University, Sacramento, Callie Freitag, Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Matthew Borus, Assistant Professor of Social Work, Binghamton University, State University of New YorkJune 1, 2026 · 1 min read

Researchers learned from dozens of interviews that the usual ways of resolving complex cases, escalating issues and holding the authorities accountable no longer work.

The agency has cut more than 13% of its workforce. AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh A rapid series of administrative, staffing and policy changes the Social Security Administration underwent early on in the seco…

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