Senator Raises Alarm Over People Not Receiving Social Security [View all]

Source: Newsweek

Published Apr 03, 2025 at 4:29 AM EDT


Senator Elizabeth Warren has said people in Massachusetts have been marked as not receiving Social Security benefits as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) investigations continue at the Social Security Administration (SSA).

Why It Matters

Some 70 million Americans receive benefits from the SSA every month. But recent actions by DOGE, which is headed by tech billionaire and White House adviser Elon Musk, have prompted warnings that benefits may be interrupted.

What To Know

Writing on X, formerly Twitter, Warren said: "I'm hearing from Social Security recipients in MA who've been marked as 'not currently receiving payments,' on the Social Security website." Newsweek has been unable to independently verify these claims, and has contacted Senator Warren and the SSA for clarification and comment via email outside of regular working hours. DOGE has been tasked with streamlining government and reducing fraud and wasteful spending on the direction of President Donald Trump.

The nonofficial government department entered the SSA in February, a move that has been highly controversial. So far, DOGE's work has prompted the reduction of the SSA's workforce, changes to identity proofing requirements, and large-scale revisions of the federal agency's database. These actions have resulted in heavy criticism, particularly from Democrats and former SSA officials. Warren, along with several other Senate Democrats, has launched a "war room" to tackle the DOGE changes.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/elizabeth-warren-raises-alarm-social-security-benefits-doge-2054621

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The Democratic Party's new Social Security "War Room" announcement was BURIED under everything else that went on the past couple days (i.e., the ridiculous reality show "Tariff Show" ). Even this earlier Newsweek article was not "featured" on their main page yesterday.