The 8th largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California, coastal-city San Diego boasts an impressive population of 1,307,402 (2010 census). In 2008 there were 465,000 households in San Diego city, of that, families made up 58% of the households in San Diego city. This figure includes both married-couple families (42 %) and other families (15%).
The second-largest center of economy within the state of Texas and the largest metropolitan land mass in the country, Dallas holds true to its reputable nickname of the “Big D.“ Approximately 446,000 households occupy this “Big” city, with an average family size of 3.53 members. In 2010, Dallas reported a population of 1,188,580; approximately 22% of the population has a documented disability (2010 Census Bureau statistics).
In their continuing efforts to improve the efficiency of the Social Security disability system for those who have the most obviously debilitating or terminal conditions, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has recently added twelve more conditions to its Compassionate Allowances Listings.
Considered the third fastest-growing city in America, San Antonio is also third largest city in Texas. According to U.S. Census Bureau, San Antonio’s population of 2.2 million is composed of 444,000 households in San Antonio with an average household size of 2.8 people. Families make up 65 percent of the households in San Antonio. This figure includes both married-couple families (44 percent) and other families (21 percent).
Philadelphia, also known as the “City of Brotherly Love” and the fifth-most-populous city in the United States, was an essential city in the formative years of the United States. Serving as a vibrant center of religious and social freedom, initiated in Philadelphia, are still deeply rooted in our founders’ strong beliefs in tolerance.
Somewhere in the midst of wrangling over the debt ceiling and arguing over how to reduce our national spending while increasing our national revenues, Social Security benefits got thrown into the mix.
Being the largest city in the state of Texas, the 2010 Census bureau calculated Houston’s population to be 2.1 million, making it one of Forbes “Best Places for Business and Careers.” Houston became the home of the Texas Medical Center, named the world's largest concentration of healthcare and research institutions in the U.S. Healthcare for the disabled is a vast network, and more than 25,000 are receiving benefits in Houston alone.
There has been a lot of talk coming out of Washington lately regarding how the debate over raising the nation’s debt limit could affect Social Security benefits if an agreement isn’t reached. For millions of Americans who depend on Social Security benefits, including many of the nation’s poor and middle class citizens, this rhetoric is causing a great deal of anxiety. What will people who depend on Social Security benefits do if checks can’t continue to be issued on the 3rd of the month?
Phoenix is the capital of Arizona and considered the largest city. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 residents (2010 US Census Bureau) and known as the Valley of the Sun. The city’s metropolis population increases to the state helped make Arizona, the second fastest growing state in the nation (tracked from the 1990’s.) Arizona’s median household income is estimated to be $41,207 (2010 City Data). In the Valley of the Sun, average summer high temperatures are some of the hottest of any major city in the United States, with over 110 days of each year reaching 100 degrees or more.
Northern Indiana attorney Thomas Scully has recently written to local newspapers and Internet media outlets expressing concern for Social Security disability claimants. At the heart of Scully’s concerns is the fact that the SSA appears to have shut down its Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) in the Miller area. This office had previously served Social Security disability claimants from Gary, Hammond, and East Chicago.
