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A New Social Security Garnishment Is Set to Begin This Summer -- but There Are 2 Legal Ways Most Retirees Can Avoid It
President Donald Trump's administration is targeting an estimated 452,000 Social Security beneficiaries who are behind on ...
Social Security garnishments spark alarm
If you’ve defaulted on your federal student loans, the government can garnish up to 15% of your monthly Social Security ...
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Acting Social Security chief now says he won't shut down agency after DOGE ruling
A judge blocked DOGE from accessing some sensitive data. The acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration now says he is "not shutting down the agency" after earlier suggesting he ...
Default on your student loans? Trump will go after your tax refunds and wages, but not Social Security
The Education Department won’t target the Social Security payments of defaulted student-loan borrowers for now, but is still ...
Social Security garnishment for defaulted student loans is paused
The Trump administration last month started garnishing paychecks and Social Security benefits to collect defaulted loans.
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Education Department says it will not garnish Social Security of student loan borrowers in default
Borrowers who have defaulted on their student loans will no longer be at risk of having their Social Security benefits ...
Social Security benefits get reprieve from student loan collections, but paychecks are still at risk
The Trump administration has paused its plan to garnish Social Security benefits for those who’ve defaulted on their student loans. But wages are still at risk.
Trump's Education Department Pauses Social Security Change
The Education Department has "put a pause on any future Social Security offsets" relating to unpaid student loans.
Social Security checks may be smaller starting in June for some, as student loan garnishments begin
The Trump administration warned that Social Security benefits could be garnished for defaulted student loans as early as June ...