During a congressional panel, Republicans and Democrats pressed an SSA official on several perceived failings within the system.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are increasingly concerned about the Social Security Administration's 'inhumane' treatment of customers.Speaking during a congressional panel, politicians pressed Linda Kerr-David, Social Security's acting assistant deputy commissioner of operations, to defend what they described as widespread failures in the disability benefits system, including chronic claims backlogs and customer service phone delays.
If we don't have the right policies, we're defeating ourselves,' Democrat Bill Pascrell of New Jersey said.According to agency data, more than 1 million Americans are still waiting for initial decisions on benefits, with initial decisions now taking an average of 220 days to process—almost double the 2019 process time.Lawmakers also said callers are left on hold for an average of 36 minutes this year at the agency's toll-free number, up from 32 minutes last year.
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