Most people do not realize that applying for unemployment benefits creates a serious conflict with a claim for social security disability. When you file for unemployment, you are required to confirm that you are ready and available for work, but you just can’t find any. However, when you file for Social Security disability, you are stating the opposite, that you are unable to perform substantial work activity for twelve months or more. As you can see, these two statements are mutually exclusive. As such, collecting unemployment benefits is likely to jeopardize your disability application.