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 (2019)
| Rank | Field Office | Number of Disabled Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springfield | 17,410 |
| 2 | Worcester | 17,290 |
| 3 | Holyoke | 10,380 |
| 4 | Lowell | 9,745 |
| 5 | Brockton | 9,375 |
| 6 | Malden | 8,945 |
| 7 | New Bedford | 8,410 |
| 8 | Fall River | 8,095 |
| 9 | Lynn | 7,260 |
| 9 | Cambridge | 7,260 |
| 11 | Quincy | 6,280 |
| 12 | Lawrence | 5,875 |
| 13 | Boston | 5,705 |
| 14 | Attleboro | 5,485 |
| 15 | Framingham | 5,400 |
| 16 | Hanover | 5,140 |
| 17 | Taunton | 4,985 |
| 18 | Haverhill | 4,895 |
| 19 | Fitchburg | 4,765 |
| 20 | Salem | 4,280 |
| 21 | Gardner | 3,835 |
| 22 | Hyannis | 3,685 |
| 23 | Norwood | 3,530 |
| 24 | Pittsfield | 3,515 |
| 25 | Roxbury | 3,405 |
| 26 | Boston, Dorchester | 3,250 |
| 27 | Boston, Roslindale | 2,970 |
| 28 | Falmouth | 2,760 |
| 29 | Waltham | 2,150 |
| 30 | North Adams | 1,700 |
| 31 | Woonsocket, RI | 1,005 |
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