In florida can I collect unemployment and receive social security retirement?

We receive a steady stream of questions about collecting unemployment benefits and Social Security retirement income. This comes as no surprise, since unemployment has increased dramatically at a time when more and more age 62+ Social Security recipients continue to work - and, unfortunately, lose their jobs due to a poor economy. Below we answer a number of your important questions related to unemployment benefits and how they would affect your Social Security payments.

Q: Can I collect unemployment benefits if I'm receiving Social Security payments? A: The short answer is "yes," in 45 states. Not so many years ago, a federal law required that states offset unemployment compensation benefits in part, or in full, for individuals receiving Social Security retirement payments.

A subsequent federal law then permitted states to decide on such "Social Security offsets" through legislation - and thank goodness they did. Today, only four states, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, and Utah,retain the "offset" rule. South Dakota has repealed the rule but not yet implemented the change.