You may be asking yourself how the Social Security budget cuts that are mentioned in the news may affect your application for benefits. Those are valid and reasonable concerns to have. They are likely to affect you, the client, in several ways.
First, the budgetary constraints have forced local offices to operate under reduced hours and staff. Secondly, due to the reduction of operational hours, Social Security staff will have larger workloads. Basically, this means fewer people to do more work in less time. This has created long lines in the local offices and delays in processing paperwork. Finally, some offices have closed due to these budgetary constraints. In theMemphisarea they have closed one office. Losing an office in theMemphisarea in December of 2012 has already created delays for our clients. These setbacks are expected to continue.
For your convenience, we have compiled a list of the offices in the Mid-South area, their amended hours, and their phone numbers.
Hours of Operation:
Monday 9-3, Tuesday 9-3, Wednesday 9-12, Thursday 9-3, Friday 9-3
Locations
Downtown Memphis:
1330 Monroe
Memphis,TN 38104
1-866-336-2212
North Memphis:
3602 Austin Peay Highway
Memphis, TN 38128
1-855-420-8557
South Memphis:
3461 South Third
Memphis, TN 38106
1-855-782-9158
Jackson, TN:
415 Cheyenne Drive
Jackson, TN 38305
1-888-383-1593
West Memphis, AR:
202 B Shopping Way Blvd
West Memphis, AR 72201
1-866-627-6994
Forrest City, AR:
965 Holiday Drive
Suite A
Forrest City, AR 72335
1-866-964-2043
Jonesboro, AR:
1809 LaTourette Drive
Jonesboro, AR 72404
1-866-842-7369
Olive Branch, MS:
8760 Midsouth Drive
Olive Branch, MS 38654
1-866-739-4771
Clarksdale, MS:
236 Sharkey
Room 226
Clarksdale, MS 38614
1-866-391-7670
Grenada, MS:
2383 Sunset Drive
Grenada, MS 38901
1-866-593-8523
