The Social Security Administration has improved its phone service, but callers still have to wait to speak to agents.
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The Social Security Administration has improved its phone service, but callers still have to wait to speak to agents.
Mandatory Credit: Moyo Studio/E+/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

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Social Security says agents answer the toll-free phone line in 8 minutes, on average. Here’s why that’s misleading

As Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano tells it, callers only had to wait an average of 8 minutes to speak to an agent on the phone in July.