Can you get unemployment if you are on social security

Yes, you can. Collecting unemployment insurance does not prevent you from receiving Social Security retirement benefits or vice versa.

Social Security does not count unemployment benefits as earnings. They do not affect retirement benefits. However, income from Social Security may reduce your unemployment compensation.

You receive 75% of your last pay (up to a maximum of EUR 228.76 per day during the first 2 months and 70% of the last pay earned thereafter). The duration of the unemployment benefit is 3 months.

The maximum benefit depends on the age you retire. For example, if you retire at full retirement age in 2022, your maximum benefit would be $3,345. However, if you retire at age 62 in 2022, your maximum benefit would be $2,364. If you retire at age 70 in 2022, your maximum benefit would be $4,194.