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You may be confusing the different types of Social Security benefits in your question.

When people refer to "Social Security," they general mean retirement benefits. SSDI is Social Security Disability Insurance, which is paid from the same fund, but available only to disabled people who are below full retirement age.

If you're asking whether you can receive both Social Security retirement and Social Security disability benefits, the answer is no. If you meet SSA guidelines for disability, you receive SSDI until you become ineligible or reach retirement age, whichever occurs first. If you remain on SSDI until retirement, your Social Security benefits automatically convert from disability to retirement. You can't receive both at the same time.

If you're asking whether you can receive Social Security disability or retirement benefits with Supplemental Security Income (SSI), the answer is yes, if your income is low enough. SSI is a form of welfare for low-income disabled people and seniors age 65 and older.

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This depends on the laws in your particular state. Some states do not participate in the Social Security system because they have state employee retirement programs similar to Social Security.

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Yes. Social Security is not a mean-tested program, but a form of government-administered pension (the retirement benefits, at least) that you paid into through FICA taxes during your working years. Unearned income such as pensions, annuities, 401K payouts, interest and dividends, gifts, etc., will not affect your Social Security benefits in any way.

If you have not yet reached full retirement age (65 for people born before 1943; 66 for those born between 1943 and 1954) but continue working, there are some restrictions on salaries or wages, but once you reach full retirement age, there is no limit on this form of income either.

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As Social Security is a Federal program and welfare a state one, most states base their welfare benefits on the amount of income you receive, so there could be an adjustment.

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Yes, as long as you qualify for each of them individually.

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