Social Security Administration could cut up to half of its workforce

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration is preparing to lay off at least 7,000 people from its workforce of 60,000, according to a person familiar with the agency’s plans who is not authorized to speak publicly. The workforce reduction, according to a second person who also spoke on the condition of anonymity, could be as high as 50%.It’s unclear how the layoffs will directly impact the benefits of the 72.5 million Social Security beneficiaries, which inc