TWC benefits but no Social Security payments showing up - possible mistake?

Unemployment benefits are NOT subject to Social Security taxes and don't count toward your Social Security earnings record. This is completely normal and not a mistake. TWC benefits are only subject to federal income tax (if you opted to have it withheld), but they don't count as "earnings" for Social Security purposes. Your Social Security record will show a gap during periods when you're on unemployment, which is why it's important to find new employment when possible.

The system is COMPLETELY RIGGED against workers!! You pay into unemployment insurance your whole career, then when you finally need to use it they don't even count it toward your retirement?! This is why I tell everyone to save independently and not rely on these government programs that keep changing the rules. They take and take and give nothing back!!!

i had the same question last year when i got laid off. unemployment doesnt count for ss but what really messed me up was realizing how this gap affected my ssdi eligibility too. make sure your looking at all aspects of your benefits not just retirement

I just went through this exact same confusion! Like you, I thought unemployment would somehow count toward Social Security, but nope. To make matters worse, I tried calling TWC to ask about this and other questions about my benefits, but kept getting busy signals for DAYS. Eventually I found Claimyr (claimyr.com) which got me connected to a TWC agent in about 15 minutes. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/V-IMvH88P1U?si=kNxmh025COIlIzKh The agent confirmed what others are saying here - unemployment benefits don't count toward Social Security earnings. It's just how the system works unfortunately.

To provide some more context: Unemployment benefits are considered "transfer payments" rather than earned income. Only wages, self-employment income, and certain other types of earnings count toward your Social Security credits. Since you mentioned you've worked for 12 years already, you likely have enough credits (40) to qualify for retirement benefits. Even with this gap, your Social Security retirement should be secure, though the benefit amount is based on your 35 highest-earning years, so periods of unemployment might slightly lower your eventual benefit amount. Keep focusing on your work search activities so you can get back to earning credits as soon as possible!

my aunt told me u can pay extra into social security to make up for unemployment gaps but i dont know if thats true anybody know????

this belongs in a social security forum not unemployment lol