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YoshidaYui

(45,706 posts)
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 05:12 PM Mar 2025

Elon Musk's DOGE Just Shut Down 50 Social Security Offices: Here's the Full List

In a controversial move aimed at cutting costs and revamping government services, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—led by billionaire Elon Musk—has announced the closure of dozens of Social Security Administration (SSA) offices across the U.S.

The decision, framed as a step toward streamlining operations, could leave thousands of Americans struggling to access essential services like benefits applications, tax assistance, and disability support.

SSA Offices Closing Across Key States
According to DOGE’s official website, leases for 47 SSA offices are set to expire, meaning many communities—especially in politically significant states—will lose their local Social Security centers.

Affected states include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio, and Texas, among others. While some residents may still have nearby alternatives, others could face longer commutes and extended wait times for in-person assistance.

Full List of SSA Office Closures
The following locations are set to lose their SSA offices:

Alabama
・Anniston, Cullman, Gadsden, Jasper

Arkansas
・Forrest City, Texarkana, Jonesboro, Batesville

California
・Carlsbad

Colorado
・Grand Junction

Florida
・Melbourne

Georgia
・Columbus, Gainesville, Vidalia, Brunswick, Thomasville

Illinois
・Rockford

Kentucky
・Campbellsville, Hazard

Louisiana
・Houma

Michigan
・Okemos

Mississippi
・Grenada, Greenwood, Meridian




Montana
・Missoula, Kalispell

Nevada
・Las Vegas

New York
・Horseheads, Poughkeepsie, White Plains

North Carolina
・Elizabeth City, Franklin, Greenville, Roanoke Rapids

North Dakota
・Minot

Ohio
・Mansfield, Columbus

Oklahoma
・Lawton

South Carolina
・Greenwood

Tennessee
・Nashville

Texas
・Nacogdoches, Abilene, Victoria

West Virginia
・Logan

Wisconsin
・Green Bay, Wausau

Wyoming
・Rock Springs

How Will These Closures Affect Social Security Services?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/elon-musk-s-doge-just-shut-down-50-social-security-offices-here-s-the-full-list/ar-AA1AEH4z?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=4fb49e6830fa4d38fef0921628986d75&ei=15

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Elon Musk's DOGE Just Shut Down 50 Social Security Offices: Here's the Full List (Original Post) YoshidaYui Mar 2025 OP
Red states are getting clobbered! GreenWave Mar 2025 #1
Good. That's what they voted for. Vinca Mar 2025 #2
How does musk even have the right to do this? Supposedly agency heads are in charge. Lonestarblue Mar 2025 #3
He doesn't. He's a computer virus destroying everything in its' path. Initech Mar 2025 #5
Grand Junction, Missoula ? Strelnikov_ Mar 2025 #4
Here In Illinois... ProfessorGAC Mar 2025 #6

Initech

(109,274 posts)
5. He doesn't. He's a computer virus destroying everything in its' path.
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 05:59 PM
Mar 2025

He literally has no standing or ground to do this. Fuck that guy.

Strelnikov_

(8,190 posts)
4. Grand Junction, Missoula ?
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 05:22 PM
Mar 2025

All of these, Grand Jct in particular, are at strategic locations. Gonna be a long drive . . .

ProfessorGAC

(77,303 posts)
6. Here In Illinois...
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 06:00 PM
Mar 2025

...they're closing Rockford. There are 340,000 people in greater Rockford!
A quick perusal of the locations for Illinois show 3 other offices probably the closest to Rockford are 70, 71, & 87 miles away.
But, the office in Pekin is spared despite the one in Peoria being only 15 or so minutes away.
Hmmm....
Northern Illinois, blue; central Illinois red.
Smells political.

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