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When I File And Start Collecting Benefits Will My Wife Lose Her Disability Check?

My wife is collecting disability and I'm thinking of retirement next year when I file and start collecting SSI does she loose her disability check?



Hi. Assuming that what your wife collects is a Social Security disability benefit, then the answer is no. Your collecting benefits would have no adverse effect on your wife's benefits as long as she's receiving a Social Security benefit and not Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

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Best, Jerry

Posted:
December 23, 2021