If you’ve defaulted on your federal student loans, the government can garnish up to 15% of your monthly Social Security ...

President Donald Trump's administration is targeting an estimated 452,000 Social Security beneficiaries who are behind on ...

Starting in June, some Social Security beneficiaries may find their checks are smaller due to garnishments for defaulted student loans. The U.S. Department of Education has resumed collection activity ...

The Trump administration temporarily halted garnishment of Social Security benefits for defaulted student loan borrowers. Over 450,000 Americans over 62 have defaulted on student loans while relying ...

The Education Department has "put a pause on any future Social Security offsets" relating to unpaid student loans.

Social Security cannot be garnished for consumer or medical debts. Benefits can be garnished for federal debts, such as taxes and student loans, as well as child support, alimony and restitution.

The Trump administration last month started garnishing paychecks and Social Security benefits to collect defaulted loans.

The Trump administration warned that Social Security benefits could be garnished for defaulted student loans as early as June ...