Thousands of People Removed From Social Security

The number of people who received federal payments from the Social Security Administration declined by about 13,500, data from the agency showed.In March, there were about 7.27 million recipients of federal payments compared to 7.284 million in the prior month. Those recipients who qualify based on age were close to 1.115 million last month, slightly more than in February, when that group totaled nearly 1.113 million. Those considered blind and disabled who receive benefits declined in March to 6.156 million, from 6.171 million in February.The under-18 recipients also fell to about 982,000…