Can you collect Pennsylvania state unemployment and Social Security insurance at the same time?

Answer 1

Yes. Both Social Security and the State of Pennsylvania allow workers to collect unemployment compensation and Social Security benefits at the same time without applying an offset or penalty to either check.

Bear in mind that you have to be actively looking for, and willing to accept, a full-time job, per your unemployment agreement. You can collect retirement benefits as early as age 62, but you can't actually retire if you're also accepting unemployment compensation.

Answer 2

Yes, under certain circumstances, you can collect both worker's compensation and unemployment benefits without penalty in Pennsylvania, depending on the nature of your illness or injury and whether you're able to accept work for which you are qualified. If you're unable to work, you can't draw unemployment benefits because all states require you be ready, willing and able to accept suitable employment immediately.

Answer 3

One Answer:If you mean Social Security (non-Disability type), then yes, you can collect both the state's unemployment benefits and the Federal's Social Security benefits, however, see the next answer below for the Disability issue. Another answer:If you are asking if you can collect Social Security Disability Benefits and Unemployment Benefits, the short answer is "no", unless you want to commit fraud.

In order to collect Social Security Disability Benefits, you must be determined "disabled" which is defined by the SSA as unable to perform any type of work.

In order to file for PA Unemployment benefits, you must certify that you are "able and available" for work.

Therefore, they are mutually exclusive. You are either unable to perform any work (disability benefits) or able and available to work (Unemployment benefits).

Answer 4

No. You can collect unemployment only if you lost your job through no fault of your own. Quitting one job for another is only a convenience for you, and not a no-fault separation.

Answer 5

Yes, as long as you qualify for each of them. They are separate and non-conflicting programs.