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Fairbanks ranks second in Alaska total widow and parent beneficiaries in 2018

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There were 935 OASDI widow and parent beneficiaries in Fairbanks in 2018, ranking it the second in Alaska, 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 Alaska.

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

RankField OfficeNumber of Widow and Parent Beneficiaries
1Anchorage3,885
2Fairbanks935
3Juneau560

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