The Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program is a program of the Social Security Administration funded primarily through payroll taxes. It was signed into law in 1935 by then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The OASDI program aims to supplement a worker’s lost wages due to retirement, disability or death of a spouse.
The following table shows Social Security field offices ranked by number of disabled workers in Massachusetts.
Field Offices Ranking by Number of Disabled Workers in Massachusetts (2018)
| Rank | Field Office | Number of Retired Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springfield | 17,865 |
| 2 | Worcester | 17,795 |
| 3 | Holyoke | 10,700 |
| 4 | Lowell | 10,005 |
| 5 | Brockton | 9,580 |
| 6 | Malden | 9,380 |
| 7 | New Bedford | 8,550 |
| 8 | Fall River | 8,290 |
| 9 | Cambridge | 7,535 |
| 10 | Lynn | 7,500 |
| 11 | Quincy | 6,435 |
| 12 | Lawrence | 6,100 |
| 13 | Boston | 5,960 |
| 14 | Attleboro | 5,540 |
| 15 | Framingham | 5,490 |
| 16 | Hanover | 5,245 |
| 17 | Taunton | 5,050 |
| 18 | Haverhill | 4,995 |
| 19 | Fitchburg | 4,895 |
| 20 | Salem | 4,415 |
| 21 | Gardner | 3,930 |
| 22 | Hyannis | 3,825 |
| 23 | Pittsfield | 3,650 |
| 24 | Norwood | 3,590 |
| 25 | Roxbury | 3,535 |
| 26 | Boston, Dorchester | 3,445 |
| 27 | Boston, Roslindale | 3,050 |
| 28 | Falmouth | 2,850 |
| 29 | Waltham | 2,235 |
| 30 | North Adams | 1,775 |
| 31 | Woonsocket, RI | 1,050 |
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