10 Things That Can Hurt Your Social Security Payments

Receiving some types of pensions

Some workers may not be eligible for Social Security as a result of the nature of their employment. As we have previously reported:

“Not every worker pays into the Social Security system. In certain states, public employees are not covered by Social Security due to receiving a pension.

They can include employees of state and local government agencies, including school systems, colleges and universities. In some states, they may also include police officers and firefighters.”