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Will My Polish Survivor Pension Reduce My Social Security Benefit?

Will my polish survivor's pension reduce my social security disability benefits and do i have report it to SSA?
I am a widower .i receives survivor's pension in Poland .In USA I had accident at work and I just received Social Security Disability benefits.
Thank you for your answer.

Hi,

You may want to report what you're getting to Social Security just to be safe, but as long as the pension that you receive isn't based on your own work and earnings then it won't affect any type of U.S. Social Security benefits that you qualify for.

Best, Jerry

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Mar 26 2018 - 12:17pm
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