Allsup IDs Most Difficult Cities To Appeal For Social Security Disability Benefits GlobeNewswire The Social Security disability hearing backlog and average wait time decreased at a national level in 2020, but not every state saw an improvement. March 2021 hearing data show that former workers with disabilities have vastly different appeal experiences depending on where they live, says Allsup, a nationwide provider of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) representation and veterans disability appeal services. Allsup has helped more than 350,000 people obtain SSDI since it was founded in 1984. An analysis of Social Security Administration (SSA) hearing records from September 2020 to March identified the states where residents struggled the most to obtain a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ) and noted several areas of concern: