When unpaid student debt leads to a smaller Social Security check

There are more people over the age of 65 with student loan debt than ever before, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. And those who are in default may have faced decades of reduced wages and benefits. In 2015, the government reduced Social Security checks for a total of 173,000 Americans, up 380 percent from 36,000 in 2002. That includes younger people receiving Social Security disability payments as well. Jamie Chastain is one example. For more […]