The Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) 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 cities ranked by number of beneficiaries in Massachusetts.
Field Offices Ranking by Number of Beneficiaries in Massachusetts (2019)
Rank | Field Office | Number of Beneficiaries |
---|---|---|
1 | Worcester | 102,920 |
2 | Springfield | 89,565 |
3 | Cambridge | 78,685 |
4 | Lowell | 62,585 |
5 | Malden | 62,385 |
6 | Holyoke | 61,525 |
7 | Quincy | 53,715 |
8 | Brockton | 52,650 |
9 | Lynn | 50,745 |
10 | Framingham | 48,165 |
11 | Hanover | 46,620 |
12 | Hyannis | 46,540 |
13 | New Bedford | 46,440 |
14 | Attleboro | 39,900 |
15 | Norwood | 39,050 |
16 | Salem | 38,230 |
17 | Boston | 37,110 |
18 | Fall River | 36,120 |
19 | Falmouth | 33,820 |
20 | Lawrence | 33,195 |
21 | Haverhill | 31,175 |
22 | Taunton | 28,715 |
23 | Waltham | 28,415 |
24 | Fitchburg | 28,145 |
25 | Pittsfield | 25,570 |
26 | Gardner | 20,130 |
27 | Boston, Roslindale | 19,430 |
28 | Roxbury | 15,210 |
29 | Boston, Dorchester | 14,590 |
30 | North Adams | 9,525 |
31 | Woonsocket, RI | 6,660 |