(NEXSTAR) – Amid increasing outrage over proposed changes to Social Security benefit access, staff reduction and recent website outages, some may be monitoring their payments with a little extra scrutiny in April.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) said Tuesday that it is investigating the root cause of online outages that have affected the “my Social Security” portal where recipients access their benefits.

Notably, individuals who receive Supplemental Security Income, including disabled seniors and low-income adults and children, have reported receiving a notice that said they were “not receiving benefits.” The agency said that notice was a mistake.

Roughly 7.4 million seniors, adults and children receive SSI benefits, according to an internal 2023 report. It........

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