AdvertisementHuge Drop In Federal Aid For The Poorest Is Blamed On Closed Social Security OfficesFebruary 19, 2021Gabrielle EmanuelfacebookEmailA sign outside a U.S. Social Security Administration office in Mount Prospect, Ill., in October last year. Closed SSA offices across the country are being blamed for a 30 percent drop in applications for an aid program for the most vulnerable. (AP)