Cleveland seniors not getting social security checks on time, they blame post office

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -Alfonso Oliver known as 19 Information after he and his neighbors weren’t getting their mail on time.

“We would miss 2 or 3 days of getting our mail, quite a lot of instances it’s on the primary of the month,” mentioned Oliver.

At the start of the month, Oliver’s neighbors expect their social safety checks. The cash they use to pay hire, purchase drugs, and easily survive.

“In the event that they don’t get it on the primary or the third or one thing like that, they’re in bother,” mentioned Oliver.

A number of weeks in the past Oliver glided by the publish workplace to see if there was something they might do to verify they bought their mail extra constantly. Whereas there Oliver picked up the mail that had by no means been delivered to him and was advised somebody would look into it.

However Oliver doesn’t assume anybody ever did.

“You’re simply pushed to the aspect, no one cares and quite a lot of issues with the seniors they do the identical factor.” mentioned Oliver.

Uninterested in being ignored, he known as the 19 Information Troubleshooter workforce.

We contacted USPS, who moments later emailed us promising they’d look into the problem.

We nonetheless haven’t heard again.

“Loads of us have labored 50 years or extra proper right here within the metropolis of Cleveland we deserve somewhat bit higher,” mentioned Oliver.

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