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Older people in crosshairs as government restarts Social Security garnishment on student loans

  • The Trump administration resumed collections on defaulted student loans in May 2025, including garnishing Social Security benefits across the U.S.
  • This action followed a five-year payment pause ending in 2023, with the Education Department issuing 30-day notices to borrowers in default.
  • Approximately 452,000 individuals who are 62 years or older have defaulted on their student loans and face Social Security garnishments, despite only $750 of these benefits being shielded from such collection.
  • Christine Farro, a 73-year-old retired worker with $250,000 in decades-old loans, shows how some debtors sacrifice essentials and resort to drastic measures.
  • Renewed collections create hardship concerns for older borrowers, who also struggle to get assistance from the Education Department amid reduced service access.
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ognsc.com broke the news in on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.
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