Whether you have to pay them now through wage garnishment, or later, by having
your Social Security payments garnished, the student loan servicers and the US Government have a huge system in effect that prevents escape.
Not exact matches
This would be far less punitive than the current practices of
garnishing wages,
Social Security payments, or earned income tax credits to collect on student loans.
They can
garnish your wages, tax refunds,
Social Security, and any other government
payments.
The government can seize tax refunds, deny new federal student loans and grants,
garnish wages without a court order, take a portion of
Social Security payments, and charge very high collection fees.
If you owe money to the IRS,
Social Security disability
payments can be
garnished through the Federal
Payment Levy Program.
Because the DOE and federal government have so many resources for collecting debt (income tax returns,
social security payments, wage
garnishing), it is rare they ever accept a debt settlement.
When the kid didn't pay the government could
garnish grandma's
social security payment.
Beginning in 1996, laws changed to allow
Social Security payments to be
garnished to repay student loan debts.
In fact, if you fail to make the monthly
payment, the government could
garnish your
Social Security payments — something that can and does happen.