Can you collect social security and collect unemployment?

Absolutely. As long as you qualify for each of them individually. Three states currently will offset your unemployment benefits by your Social Security (not the other way around) and they are...

Yes, you can collect from them both at the same time, as long as you qualified for each of them.can you collect unemployment and social security

I am 66 years of age and got laid off the same month that I started Social Security. Yes you can draw both. I live in California and have not had any problems.

Yes, as long as you qualify under both programs.

Yes, you can if you want, but it's not necessary as you can receive both at the same time without either interfering with the other (unless you are in one of the states that offset unemployment by SS...