On the face it appears that unemployment benefits and social security are mutually exclusive. Many people don’t realize that receiving unemployment can have a negative impact on a social security disability case. The reason for this is that when one applies for unemployment benefits he is attesting that he or “is “ready, willing, and able to work.” When one applies for Social Security he is attesting that he is “disabled and unable to work.”
However, receiving unemployment benefits is not a total bar to winning a Social Security case. I have a series of questions for the hearing that directly address the unemployment benefits. It does however create an additional stumbling block. If you apply for social security and receive unemployment you should discuss this with an attorney as soon as possible.
