The U.S. government agency that provides benefits to tens of millions of older Americans plans to cut 7,000 workers, it announced on Friday, as part of the Trump administration's plan to slash the size of the federal workforce.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is notifying employees of “significant workforce reductions” on the way as it prepares for what it describes as an “agency-wide organizational

Democrats accused the Trump administration of "putting Social Security benefits at risk by firing the staff who help beneficiaries."

During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to end federal taxation of Social Security retirement benefits.

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The Social Security Administration announced a “massive” reorganization and “significant” job cuts on Thursday that critics said could increase customer-service wait times and make it more difficult to detect fraud.

The agency said in a statement posted to its website that it had notified employees that it will "soon" implement "significant workforce reductions."

A plan like this will result in field office closures that will hit seniors in rural communities the hardest," one lawmaker said.