Hundreds of thousands of Americans 'may lose disability benefits as Trump plans to overhaul Social Security' https://t.co/FmHVTH3qIi
— Daily Mail (@DailyMail) October 5, 2025
A new report has emerged, alleging that the Trump administration is considering removing a key factor from the assessment of an individual’s eligibility for Social Security disability payments.
The Washington Post reported Sunday that the Trump administration is reportedly preparing a plan to significantly change how older individuals qualify for Social Security disability benefits.
White House spokesman Kush Desai told the Daily Mail that ‘President Trump will always protect and defend Social Security for American citizens.
‘The only policy change to Social Security is President Trump’s working families tax cut legislation that eliminated taxation of Social Security for almost all beneficiaries – which every single Democrat voted against,’ Desai added.
According to individuals who spoke with the Washington Post, the proposal would make it harder for older workers to qualify for the benefits, and the change could impact hundreds of thousands of Americans.
This change is also supposedly one of many being considered by the administration in an effort to overhaul the federal safety net for older, poor, and disabled individuals.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15163927/disability-benefits-Trump-Social-Security.html