In the last-minute switch, the SSA delayed DOGE-induced changes but also said disability beneficiaries will be able to maintain using phone services. However, applicants and beneficiaries for retirement, Medicare and other benefits will still be restricted to online or in-person Social Security access effective mid-April.

According to an internal memo obtained by The Washington Post, Elon Musk’s DOGE plans to eliminate phone service for most of the Social Security Administration’s claims operations have been killed.