{"meta":{"dataset":"disability-hearings","title":"Social Security disability hearing waits and workloads by hearing office","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23741884","doiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23741884","conceptDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23741883","license":"CC BY 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Source: Probative, Social Security disability hearing waits and workloads by hearing office, version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23741884, licensed CC BY 4.0.","citation":"Probative. (2026). Social Security disability hearing waits and workloads by hearing office (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23741884","disclaimer":"Not legal advice. These are the Social Security Administration's published hearing-office statistics, kept for marketing planning. An average wait describes cases already closed, not how long any claimant will wait. Check SSA's current reports.","notice":"Probative is a marketing firm, not a law firm; not legal advice.","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/disability-hearings/jurisdictions/OH.json","humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/disability-hearings/","statusCodes":{"P":"primary source","S":"secondary source","D":"ABA model default","U":"open question"}},"key":"OH","records":[{"id":"dh:T1P:2026-08","dataset":"disability-hearings","jurisdiction":"OH","jurisdictionName":"Ohio","office":"T1P","officeName":"Akron","ssaName":"AKRON OH","region":5,"status":"P","text":"Akron, OH hearing office: cases closed in August 2026 waited 8.0 months on average from the hearing request to the hearing. In fiscal year 2026 through August 28, 2026 it received 3,515 cases, disposed of 3,096 and had 2,386 pending; its average time from request to decision was 238 days, ranked 17 of 159 (1 is fastest).","value":8,"unit":"months from hearing request to hearing held (cases closed in August 2026)","waitMonths":8,"aptDays":238,"aptRank":17,"aptOf":159,"receipts":3515,"dispositions":3096,"pending":2386,"month":"2026-08","fyThrough":"2026-08-28","sources":[{"label":"SSA, Average Wait Time Until Hearing Held Report, August 2026","url":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/01_NetStat_Report.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"SSA, Hearing Office Workload Data, fiscal year 2026 through August 28, 2026","url":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/02_HO_Workload_Data.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"SSA, Hearing Office Average Processing Time Ranking Report, fiscal year 2026 through August 28, 2026","url":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/05_Average_Processing_Time_Report.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"}],"source":{"agency":"U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Hearings Operations","file":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/01_NetStat_Report.xml","release":"August 2026 (files created 09/22/2026)","vintage":"FY2026 through August 28, 2026","url":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/01_NetStat_Report.html","accessed":"2026-10-28"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":false,"moe":null},"note":"The state is ours, from the office's name; SSA lists each office by name and region.","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 60 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"dh:Y27:2026-08","dataset":"disability-hearings","jurisdiction":"OH","jurisdictionName":"Ohio","office":"Y27","officeName":"Cincinnati","ssaName":"CINCINNATI","region":5,"status":"P","text":"Cincinnati, OH hearing office: cases closed in August 2026 waited 7.0 months on average from the hearing request to the hearing. In fiscal year 2026 through August 28, 2026 it received 2,320 cases, disposed of 1,986 and had 1,809 pending; its average time from request to decision was 244 days, ranked 36 of 159 (1 is fastest).","value":7,"unit":"months from hearing request to hearing held (cases closed in August 2026)","waitMonths":7,"aptDays":244,"aptRank":36,"aptOf":159,"receipts":2320,"dispositions":1986,"pending":1809,"month":"2026-08","fyThrough":"2026-08-28","sources":[{"label":"SSA, Average Wait Time Until Hearing Held Report, August 2026","url":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/01_NetStat_Report.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"SSA, Hearing Office Workload Data, fiscal year 2026 through August 28, 2026","url":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/02_HO_Workload_Data.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"SSA, Hearing Office Average Processing Time Ranking Report, fiscal year 2026 through August 28, 2026","url":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/05_Average_Processing_Time_Report.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"}],"source":{"agency":"U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Hearings Operations","file":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/01_NetStat_Report.xml","release":"August 2026 (files created 09/22/2026)","vintage":"FY2026 through August 28, 2026","url":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/01_NetStat_Report.html","accessed":"2026-10-28"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":false,"moe":null},"note":"The state is ours, from the office's name; SSA lists each office by name and region.","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 60 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"dh:X85:2026-08","dataset":"disability-hearings","jurisdiction":"OH","jurisdictionName":"Ohio","office":"X85","officeName":"Cleveland","ssaName":"CLEVELAND","region":5,"status":"P","text":"Cleveland, OH hearing office: cases closed in August 2026 waited 8.0 months on average from the hearing request to the hearing. In fiscal year 2026 through August 28, 2026 it received 5,338 cases, disposed of 4,927 and had 3,071 pending; its average time from request to decision was 242 days, ranked 31 of 159 (1 is fastest).","value":8,"unit":"months from hearing request to hearing held (cases closed in August 2026)","waitMonths":8,"aptDays":242,"aptRank":31,"aptOf":159,"receipts":5338,"dispositions":4927,"pending":3071,"month":"2026-08","fyThrough":"2026-08-28","sources":[{"label":"SSA, Average Wait Time Until Hearing Held Report, August 2026","url":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/01_NetStat_Report.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"SSA, Hearing Office Workload Data, fiscal year 2026 through August 28, 2026","url":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/02_HO_Workload_Data.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"SSA, Hearing Office Average Processing Time Ranking Report, fiscal year 2026 through August 28, 2026","url":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/05_Average_Processing_Time_Report.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"}],"source":{"agency":"U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Hearings Operations","file":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/01_NetStat_Report.xml","release":"August 2026 (files created 09/22/2026)","vintage":"FY2026 through August 28, 2026","url":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/01_NetStat_Report.html","accessed":"2026-10-28"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":false,"moe":null},"note":"The state is ours, from the office's name; SSA lists each office by name and region.","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 60 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"dh:X09:2026-08","dataset":"disability-hearings","jurisdiction":"OH","jurisdictionName":"Ohio","office":"X09","officeName":"Columbus","ssaName":"COLUMBUS","region":5,"status":"P","text":"Columbus, OH hearing office: cases closed in August 2026 waited 8.0 months on average from the hearing request to the hearing. In fiscal year 2026 through August 28, 2026 it received 2,269 cases, disposed of 2,274 and had 1,970 pending; its average time from request to decision was 263 days, ranked 91 of 159 (1 is fastest).","value":8,"unit":"months from hearing request to hearing held (cases closed in August 2026)","waitMonths":8,"aptDays":263,"aptRank":91,"aptOf":159,"receipts":2269,"dispositions":2274,"pending":1970,"month":"2026-08","fyThrough":"2026-08-28","sources":[{"label":"SSA, Average Wait Time Until Hearing Held Report, August 2026","url":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/01_NetStat_Report.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"SSA, Hearing Office Workload Data, fiscal year 2026 through August 28, 2026","url":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/02_HO_Workload_Data.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"SSA, Hearing Office Average Processing Time Ranking Report, fiscal year 2026 through August 28, 2026","url":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/05_Average_Processing_Time_Report.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"}],"source":{"agency":"U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Hearings Operations","file":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/01_NetStat_Report.xml","release":"August 2026 (files created 09/22/2026)","vintage":"FY2026 through August 28, 2026","url":"https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/01_NetStat_Report.html","accessed":"2026-10-28"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":false,"moe":null},"note":"The state is ours, from the office's name; SSA lists each office by name and region.","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 60 days; totals tie to the official file"},{"id":"dh:Y31:2026-08","dataset":"disability-hearings","jurisdiction":"OH","jurisdictionName":"Ohio","office":"Y31","officeName":"Dayton","ssaName":"DAYTON","region":5,"status":"P","text":"Dayton, OH hearing office: cases closed in August 2026 waited 9.0 months on average from the hearing request to the hearing. 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