Social Security Hearing Office
Wilkes Barre Hearing Office
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Contact information
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18702-5242
FY 2026 year-to-date (through July 31, 2026) pooled disposition statistics
Through July 31, 2026 in FY 2026, judges at Wilkes Barre Hearing Office decided 4,263 cases — awarding benefits in 1,604 and denying 1,987. The office recorded 672 dismissals (15.8%) and pooled favorable and unfavorable rates of 37.6% and 46.6%, respectively.
Year-to-date data: This fiscal year is still in progress, so totals will grow and should not be compared with completed fiscal years.
13 judges are assigned to this office; 11 have recorded dispositions in FY 2026 so far.
Nationally in FY 2026 year-to-date (through July 31, 2026), the pooled favorable rate is 48.1%, the unfavorable rate is 35.3%, and the dismissal rate is 16.7%. Wilkes Barre Hearing Office’s favorable rate is 10.5 percentage points below the national average; its unfavorable rate is 11.4 percentage points above the national average; and its dismissal rate of 15.8% is in line with the national average (within 2 percentage points).