Challenges Facing Social Security Recipients in San Francisco

This article by Sylvie Sturm at SF Public Press — along with a related podcast — explores the impacts of budget cuts, staffing reductions, and increasing digitization of services at the Social Security Administration, particularly for low-income benefits recipients in San Francisco.

The article quotes Joanna Parnes, BayLegal Managing Attorney for Social Security Disability/SSI, along with other legal and social services providers on the increased housing and health insecurity, lengthening wait times, and growing prevalence of administrative errors including lost payments and erroneous overpayment findings that low-income San Franciscans face.