This effects everyone that only has Social Security as their retirement plan not to leave out Medicare. The cost of living raise is 2.5% this year and yet the prices of all the basic things any house needs have skyrocketed. If He chisels away at the programs there is no wiggle room for most people on it as it is.
Define “survive”
Humans are incredibly resilient but at the same time yes, more of them will end up homeless and some will likely die before they would otherwise have.
That being said most people won’t care, because the ones that will end up in the worst situations are the ones without family or friends to even be aware it’s happening.