No Deductions to Social Security to Offset Defaulted Student Loans: Education Department

The Department of Education said the change was to protect social security recipients ‘who oftentimes rely on a fixed income.’

The Department of Education in Washington on April 28, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Department of Education announced a policy change on June 2, saying it will not garnish Social Security payments to collect unpaid federal student loans.

Education Department spokeswoman Ellen Keast told The Epoch Times that the department has “put a pause on any future social security offsets.”