Social Security Administration Reinstates National Social Security Month Under Trump Administration

Biden Administration never resumed observance

BREVARD COUNTY • FLORIDA —  The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced Tuesday that it is reinstating National Social Security Month, a public awareness initiative held each April to help Americans understand and access their Social Security benefits.

The campaign was last observed in 2019. It was suspended in 2020 due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and was not resumed during the Biden administration.

Acting Commissioner Lee Dudek said the return of the campaign is aimed at improving service and outreach. “National Social Security Month helps ensure that all eligible individuals are aware of and can access the benefits they’ve earned,” Dudek said. “We are committed to serving the public—in our offices, by phone, and online.”

The reinstatement comes amid efforts to address long-standing issues such as customer service wait times and processing delays. SSA officials said the campaign will include educational resources and events designed to guide individuals through the benefits application process.

Effective immediately, April of each year will once again be recognized as National Social Security Month. This year, the period of enhanced public outreach will extend to August 14, when Social Security celebrates its 90th Anniversary. Social Security has a proud tradition of public outreach dating back to its establishment, when employees fanned out across the country to enroll Americans in the program. This year’s enhanced public outreach to help eligible individuals access their benefits continues Social Security’s proud tradition of service to the American people.

At the same time, SSA continues its work with the Department of Government Efficiency to rapidly transform SSA into a customer-focused organization that safeguards Americans’ benefits. In alignment with President Trump’s directives, SSA has identified a range of cost avoidance or efficiencies, including terminating or de-scoping wasteful contracts promoting radical DEI and gender ideology.

SSA has also refocused its workforce on customer service by: implementing President Trump’s directive that teleworking employees must return to work in-person full time; surging employees in support positions to front-line service positions; and eliminating layers of outdated and inefficient bureaucracy in its headquarters and regional offices to increase accountability. The combined savings from all of these measures is estimated to be over $1 billion. Ongoing modernization of SSA’s IT will further improve the agency’s customer service across all of its service channels while protecting benefits from waste, fraud, and abuse.

For more information about customer service improvements at SSA, please visit the agency’s Communications Corner at ssa.gov/news.

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