The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently reassigned a small share of its field office employees in an effort to bring down lengthy wait times for the agency's national 800 phone number.

As Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano tells it, callers only had to wait an average of 8 minutes to speak to an agent on the phone in July. “We had a bold goal of single-digit wait time on ...

Social Security recipients should know about two phone service changes that started Monday. • Need to change your direct deposit info? Changes to direct deposit information must now either be done ...

As the Trump administration cuts staff and field offices at the Social Security Administration, seniors dialing the 800 toll-free number have spent an increasing amount of time on hold. The average ...

Social Security’s acting commissioner recently said out loud what many beneficiaries are thinking these days — the agency’s telephone customer service can “suck.” “We need to show how bad we suck on ...

If you need to call Social Security, expect a long wait to get someone on the line. While the agency says it’s using technology to reduce call times, news reports say phone waits have exploded. An ...

The Social Security Administration says Americans will no longer be able to change direct deposit and other banking information with the agency by phone, a practice it claims opens the door to fraud. ...