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I currently collecting unemployment and will be eligible for SS in a month. May I apply for my Social Sucurity while I am collecting unemployment?
Yes, as long as you comply with Florida's regulations concerning the move.
According to the US Department of Labor, about 8.9 million people were collecting unemployment benefits as of the week ending November 13, 2010.
You can only collect unemployment benefits from the "liable state", where the employer paid unemployment taxes, so Missouri would not pay you benefits, as you described it.
Yes you most certainly can.
If you are a resident of AZ, and collecting unemployment benefits from both AZ and TX, AZ could possibly garnish the TX benefits to help defray their costs.
No, if you are employed and making a gross income while collecting unemployment benefits, and they can prove you know this is wrong, you can be arrested for fraud.
You'd have to ask the unemployment office if becoming a student effects your eligibility for unemployment. Getting unemployment benefits does not disqualify you from collecting "GI Bill" or any other financial aid benefits.
You can generally still collect unemployment while collecting social security, unless it is social security disability...even then you still might be able to. I worked for the Unemployment Office & just an FYI, they do not know if you are on social security and are unable to check, so if you do not say anything, they will never know.
You notify the unemployment commission, stop collecting benefits (unemployment is not an entitlement, it is something you receive as a benefit to help you get through a period when you are unemployed by no fault of your own), and move happily into your new position of employment.
If collecting unemployment and not reporting it to the state, its considered a crime, called unemployment fraud. However, when done properly and under the rules of the state, you can legally earn an income while collecting benefits. For both issues, see the Related Links below for clarification.
A recession can bring an increase of unemployed workers. This results in more unemployment compensation claims being filed and paid, meaning more people are collecting unemployment benefits.