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Dover ranks third in Delaware total widow and parent beneficiaries in 2018

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There were 2,330 OASDI widow and parent beneficiaries in Dover in 2018, ranking it the third in Delaware, 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 Delaware.

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

RankField OfficeNumber of Widow and Parent Beneficiaries
1Wilmington6,225
2Georgetown3,205
3Dover2,330

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