Will this affect my social security check?

[jabin20]

i receive a window pension check from social security each month. i am about to get a worker's compensation settlement. will that affect my social security check.

[tredway]

your best bet would be to ask your attorney or cpa. My personal opinion, and I don't know, just guessing here, is that it won't affect your SS check but it "might" affect your taxes or would affect a bankruptcy or any other state benefits you may receive (like food stamps or medicare payment assistance). Ask.

[bergh39]

Do you mean "widow's" pension? A workmen's compensation check shouldn't affect your social security. Social security isn't based on need or other income that I know of, unless you're between 62 and 66 and still working. Then your social security is offset based on the income you have from your job.

[jasper]

No. SS is determined by the amount paid in over a person's working life. KIn this case, your late husband's. The amount you are now receiving is not subject to any readjustment.

James