Musk's cuts at US Social Security agency

3/4/2025 11:42

Disability rights groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday claiming the Trump administration and billionaire Elon Musk broke various laws by firing thousands of workers and shuttering offices at the U.S. Social Security Administration. Five groups and seven social security beneficiaries in the lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C., federal court said the cuts at the SSA have disproportionately impacted beneficiaries with disabilities and violated their rights under the U.S. Constitution. Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has spearheaded an aggressive campaign to purge the federal workforce, including firing about 7,000 SSA employees, and slash government spending. The SSA, which sends checks to 73 million retired and disabled Americans each month, is seen as a crucial provider of benefits to elderly Americans. It is one of the few government agencies traditionally seen as off limits for cuts by U.S. politicians. Wednesday's lawsuit focuses on the mass firings and the closure of office

s that investigated civil rights complaints and provided customer service to Social Security beneficiaries.