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SS & unemployment.

By Terry Savage on November 21, 2025 | Wild Card

Hi terry. I’m 67 and collecting SS. I still work as a seasonal employee. Can I collect unemployment AND SS?

Thank you in advance.

Terry Says

I’ve never had this question, and I had to do a little research. It turns out you CAN collect both! And since Social Security is not considered work earnings, it won’t reduce your unemployment benefits. And jobless benefits do not count as wages if you are collecting SS before full retirement age.

Read this: https://www.aarp.org/social-security/faq/collect-unemployment-benefits-and-social-security/?msockid=1de1229d2ff16a8f16892d1d2e596b0d

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