These payments are for retired workers and their families, people with disabilities, widows, widowers, children. Yet the number of beneficiaries grows and staffing for SSA has hit a 25 year low. And By the end of fiscal year 2024, without any changes, staffing will be at the lowest level since 1972. Increasing workloads with limited staff inevitably results in higher levels of stress and burnout. This is causing problems for workers, applicants and beneficiaries, leading to higher turnover, backlogs and delays. (04:32–04:42)
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Asserts that SSA staffing will reach its lowest level since 1972 by the end of fiscal year 2024 without changes.
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