How will receiving long term care benefits affect my social security benefits?

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How does receiving long term care benefits affect Social Security benefits? Does receiving long term care benefits preclude or reduce social security benefits?
 

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Duane Lipham is a certified long-term care (CLTC) consultant who writes extensively on long-term care insurance issues. Lipham has also been a caregiver for...
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Duane Lipham said...

Long-term care insurance benefits and Social Security benefits are completely unrelated. Receiving benefits from either one does not affect the other.

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BenefitsQuery said...

Clarification: Benefits are received from a Private Long Term Care policy. The question is will Social Security be impacted?

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