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Social Security Expands Field Office Hours

Posted December 6, 2019 by Premier Disability Services, LLC®

Currently, a Social Security field office is generally open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to only 12:00 p.m. on Wednesdays. Beginning on January 8, 2020, offices will remain open until 4:00 p.m. on Wednesdays, with typical field office hours from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. This change restores Wednesday public service hours that were last in place in late 2012.

In addition to expanding hours of service, the agency will be hiring 1,100 front line employees to provide service on the National 800 Number and in its processing centers. The agency is currently bringing onboard 100 new processing center employees and approximately 500 new teleservice representatives for the 800 Number. An additional 500 hires for the 800 Number will occur later in 2020.

“Improving service is my top priority. Increasing full public service hours at our nationwide network of more than 1,200 field offices is the right thing to do and will provide additional access,” Commissioner Saul said. “The hiring of a thousand new employees to provide service through our National 800 Number, and an additional 100 hires to process people’s Social Security benefits at our processing centers around the country are steps in the right direction in our mission to greatly improve the service we provide.”

Contact our office today if you or anyone you know would like to learn more about qualifying for Social Security Disability benefits.

Find your local office here: https://www.ssa.gov/locator/

Full press release: https://www.ssa.gov/news/press/releases/2019/#12-2019-1

By: Joyce Trudeau of Premier Disability Services, LLC®