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 Social Security field offices ranked by number of retired workers in Massachusetts.
Field Offices Ranking by Number of Retired Workers in Massachusetts (2018)
Rank | Field Office | Number of Retired Workers |
---|---|---|
1 | Worcester | 68,085 |
2 | Cambridge | 58,490 |
3 | Springfield | 55,240 |
4 | Malden | 43,765 |
5 | Lowell | 41,770 |
6 | Holyoke | 40,110 |
7 | Quincy | 38,845 |
8 | Hyannis | 36,620 |
9 | Lynn | 34,800 |
10 | Framingham | 34,620 |
11 | Brockton | 33,925 |
12 | Hanover | 33,270 |
13 | New Bedford | 30,445 |
14 | Norwood | 28,560 |
15 | Salem | 27,785 |
16 | Attleboro | 27,250 |
17 | Falmouth | 25,935 |
18 | Boston | 25,100 |
19 | Fall River | 22,050 |
20 | Waltham | 21,120 |
21 | Lawrence | 20,925 |
22 | Haverhill | 20,680 |
23 | Taunton | 18,775 |
24 | Fitchburg | 18,315 |
25 | Pittsfield | 17,675 |
26 | Boston, Roslindale | 13,370 |
27 | Gardner | 12,625 |
28 | Roxbury | 8,960 |
29 | Boston, Dorchester | 8,670 |
30 | North Adams | 6,295 |
31 | Woonsocket, RI | 4,585 |