Musk to close 50 Social Security offices in the US, including three in New York
'12.03.2025'
ForumDaily New York
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is set to close 47 Social Security field offices across the country. Silive tells which of them will be closed in New York.
Social Security Administration field offices help people get their retirement benefits benefits, disability benefits, survivors benefits, Medicare, and Supplemental Security Income.
Three field trips to New York to close office - in White Plains, Horseheads and Poughkeepsie.
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Office closures are planned in the following locations:
- White Plains, New York;
- Logan, West Virginia;
- Carlsbad, California;
- Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina;
- Batesville, Arkansas;
- Columbus, Ohio;
- Okemos, Michigan;
- Nacogdoches, Texas;
- Green Bay, Wisconsin;
- Las Vegas, Nevada;
- Rockford, Illinois;
- Missoula, Montana;
- Grand Junction, Colorado;
- Kalispell, Montana;
- Rock Springs, Wyoming;
- Minot, North Dakota;
- Horseheads, New York;
- Anniston, Alabama;
- Campbellsville, Kentucky;
- Cullman, Alabama;
- Gadsden, Alabama;
- Jasper, Alabama;
- Columbus, Georgia;
- Gainesville, Georgia;
- Vidalia, Georgia;
- Brunswick, Georgia;
- Thomasville, Georgia;
- Grenada, Mississippi;
- Greenwood, Mississippi;
- Meridian, Mississippi;
- Poughkeepsie, New York;
- Elizabeth City, North Carolina;
- Khazar, Kentucky;
- Greenwood, South Carolina;
- Lawton, Oklahoma;
- Franklin, North Carolina;
- Melbourne, Florida;
- Abilene, Texas;
- Greenville, North Carolina;
- Forrest City, Arkansas;
- Texarkana, Arkansas;
- Houma, Louisiana;
- Jonesboro, Arkansas;
- Victoria, Texas;
- Nashville, Tennessee;
- Mansfield, Ohio;
- Wausau, Wisconsin.
A department spokesman said most of the leases were for spaces used for in-person hearings. But those spaces are no longer needed because most hearings are now held virtually. In fiscal year 2024, 20% of those offices did not hold in-person hearings.
The department has approximately 1200 field offices throughout the United States.
