Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is expressly protected and may not be garnished for private or federal debts, including back federal income taxes. One of the only reasons SSI benefits may be garnished would be to pay back the Social Security Administration if benefits were previously overpaid ...
This includes senior citizens, Social Security recipients or SSI incl. people on SSDI and railroad retirees who are not otherwise required to file a tax return. Since the IRS does not have dependent information for this group of recipients, each person would receive $1,200 per person, without...