Protect Social Security Offices — Stop In-Person Cuts

The Social Security Administration is moving forward with a plan to cut in-person field office visits by 50 percent in fiscal year 2026. If allowed to proceed, this would put local Social Security offices at risk and strip millions of people of direct access to their earned benefits.

This is an urgent threat. About 170,000 people rely on Social Security offices every day to apply for benefits, resolve payment problems, replace lost cards, and get disability assistance. For seniors, people with disabilities, rural and tribal communities, and anyone without reliable internet, in-person service is essential — not optional.

We demand immediate action from Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano and Congress. The SSA must halt any plan to reduce in-person visits or close field offices, and lawmakers must protect all offices in the next funding bill.

Cutting in-person service is a back-door benefit cut. Staffing shortages already force people to wait months for help. Online systems fail people with complex cases, language barriers, or limited internet access. Experts warn these cuts will hit rural and tribal communities hardest and leave the most vulnerable without support.

Senators Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden, Bernie Sanders, and Kirsten Gillibrand have warned that slashing field office visits without a real alternative will deny millions access to Social Security. This plan moves forward without transparency and without a plan to serve those who need help most.

Sign this petition to demand that Social Security offices stay open, in-person services are protected, and no one is shut out of their benefits. Act now.