Federal loan borrowers who default on their loans would no longer face having their Social Security benefits garnished under the terms of a new bill.
“It’s past time Congress protects seniors and the Social Security benefits they have earned with every paycheck.”
The same report found the number of retirees and people with disabilities whose Social Security benefits were seized by the government to pay off student loans increased more than five-fold between 2002 and 2016. The act, endorsed by a host of Social Security and senior advocacy groups, would also provide federal protection for railroad retirement and black lung benefits.
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