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In reply to the discussion: Government withholds 84-year-old woman's social security, claims she owes for college [View all]AllaN01Bear
(18,192 posts)16. first off the social security attorneys dont do shit.
second , appeal, appeal , appeal. it took me 5 years to get ssi . i finaly asked for a hearing ,judge ruled in my favor. rule , always appeal, your right.
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babylonsister
Mar 2019
OP
Find out the lady's ZIP code and use that to claim residence.Or the ZIP code of her Reps home office
Hekate
Mar 2019
#44
At 84 she probably doesn't have 5 years. This needs to go viral so her Representative
tblue37
Mar 2019
#19
SSI is a totally different thing from what this woman is up against.
PoindexterOglethorpe
Mar 2019
#51
At that age one doesn't need the stress of being falsely accused of crap like this....
George II
Mar 2019
#13
One of her grand children used her as a co signer on their student loan more than likely.
LiberalArkie
Mar 2019
#14
If that's the case it's their risk and loss: They should not allow the elderly to co-sign.
lindysalsagal
Mar 2019
#43
I received a similar letter recently, wrote back to them (actually to my State's treasurer,)
elleng
Mar 2019
#29
The 2005 bankruptcy bill made it impossible to discharge student loan debt, financial servitude for
yaesu
Mar 2019
#30
It's a horrific bill - which is why there will not be a Biden/Warren or Biden/Beto ticket
dalton99a
Mar 2019
#37
Her representatives need to make some calls and get this straightened out. Sounds like a SS # error.
Honeycombe8
Mar 2019
#52