New Hampshire Social Security Disability

Manchester Hearing Office Workload Data

The Social Security Administration just published current statistics regarding the workload of the hearing offices around the country, including the Manchester, NH hearing office. 

The Workload Data Report shows the Manchester ODAR received 848 appealed claims, disposed of 853 claims, and has 4,316 pending claims as of December 2009. That is a lot of pending claims. The current average processsing time is 407 days.

The NETSTAT report shows "the average time (in months) from the hearing request date until a hearing is held for claims pending in the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review's hearing offices. Allows users to estimate the amount of time they may have to wait for a hearing to be held." A claimant should expect to wait 15 months for a hearing in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Average Processing Time is 349 Days at Manchester ODAR

The latest national ranking report for the Social Security hearing offices has been released.  As of 7/31, the Manchester Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) has an average processing time of 349 days. That performance ranks #13 out of the 140+ ODARs in the country.

Processing time runs from the day the hearing office receives your hearing request to the day a decision is issued.

Directions to the Manchester Hearing Office

The SSA's website has a good set of directions to the Manchester, NH hearing office at 1750 Elm Street.

Average Processing Time in Manchester Continues to Improve

The latest national ranking report for the Social Security hearing offices has been released. The Manchester Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) has an average processing time of 343 days (it was 388 days last month, and 401 days the month before).

Processing time runs from the day the hearing office receives your hearing request to the day a decision is issued.

That performance ranks #15 out of the 140+ ODARs in the country, which is an improvement from its #30 rank last month. This performance reflects remarkable progress.

The performance is even more impressive given that the hearing office is currently operating with just four administrative law judges, and that the Manchester hearing office handles Social Security disability hearings and appeals for residents of both New Hampshire and Vermont.

New Hampshire SSI Statistics

The Social Security Administration has released the latest national statistics regarding SSI payments. They are available by county for each state. The New Hampshire SSi statistics show that New Hamsphire's 10 counties had a total of 15,849 SSI recipients as of December 2008. Take a look at the stats to see the county by county breakdown. The most populous county of Hillsborough, home to Manchester and Nashua, had the most SSI recipients.

The full list of SSI recipients by state and county is also available.

Average Processing Time in Manchester is Improving

The latest national ranking report for the Social Security hearing offices has been released. The Manchester Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) has an average processing time of 388 days (it was 401 days last month). Processing time runs from the day the hearing office receives your hearing request to the day a decision is issued.

That performance ranks #30 out of the approximately 150 ODARs in the country.

The Manchester hearing office handles Social Security disability hearings and appeals for residents of New Hampshire and Vermont.

Average Claim Processing Time in Manchester, NH

The latest statistics regarding processing times at the Social Security hearing offices have been released. The Manchester Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) handles Social Security disability hearings and appeals for residents of both New Hampshire and Vermont.

As of 02/27/2009, the Manchester New Hampshire hearing office had an average processing time of 401 days. Processing time runs from the day the hearing office receives your hearing request to the day a decision is issued.

This performance ranks the Manchester office 33rd out of the approximately 150 hearing offices around the country.

New Office in Manchester

I have a new office in downtown Manchester.

The new office location is 83 Hanover Street, in a historic building just across the street from the Palace Theatre.

The office is a short drive from the New Hampshire Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR), where Social Security hearings are held for New Hampshire Social Security disability claims.

The office is also just three blocks away from the Manchester "local" Social Security office at 2 Wall Street.

The office phone remains (603) 821-0249.

Manchester Hearing Office Update

The latest statistics regarding processing times at the Social Security hearing offices have been released.

As of 12/31/2008, the Manchester New Hampshire hearing office had an average processing time of 377 days. Processing time runs from the day the hearing office receives your hearing request to the day a decision is issued.

This performance ranks the Manchester office in the best 20% for processing time of Social Security appeals (29th out of the approximately 150 hearing offices around the country).

New Hampshire Allowance Rate for 2008

The SSA has released the state-by-state allowance rates for fiscal year 2008. This is the percentage of initial claims that were granted by Disability Determination Services. For New Hampshire, 51.9% of initial claims were granted. This is down a bit from fiscal year 2007, when 55.2% of initial claims were denied.

If your claim is denied, you must appeal that denial by requesting a hearing by an administrative law judge within 60 days of receiving your denial letter.