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Danbury ranks 11th in Connecticut total widow and parent beneficiaries in 2018

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There were 1,840 OASDI widow and parent beneficiaries in Danbury in 2018, ranking it the 11th in Connecticut, according to the official Social Security Administration website.

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 widow and parent beneficiaries in Connecticut.

Field Offices Ranking by Number of Widow and Parent Beneficiaries in Connecticut (2018)

RankField OfficeNumber of Widow and Parent Beneficiaries
1New Haven4,790
2Hartford4,660
3Bridgeport4,115
4Waterbury2,560
5Stamford2,295
6East Hartford2,285
7Willimantic2,220
8New Britain2,035
9New London1,995
10Middletown1,885
11Danbury1,840
12Torrington1,795
13Meriden 1,565
14Norwich1,185
15Ansonia1,115
16Springfield, MA635
17Poughkeepsie, NY5

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