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Seniors’ social security checks garnished to repay student debt

Posted on December 30th, 2016

Student loan debt isn’t just a problem for millennials. It’s following baby boomers into retirement as well.

The government has collected about $1.1 billion from Social Security recipients of all ages to go toward unpaid student loans since 2001, including $171 million in 2015, the Government Accountability Office said in December.

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