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Social Security Expands Office Hours
By Eileen Ambrose, January 23, 2015 10:37 AM
Beginning March 16, Social Security field offices across the country will be open an extra hour on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Hours will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This change is thanks in part to the agency’s new budget, which gave it the resources for the longer office hours. Previously, hours were reduced because of congressional budget cuts, along with a reduction in staff, amid a growing workload, the agency says.
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Social Security offices will continue to close at noon on Wednesdays to give workers time to process claims and further chip away at their backlog.
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