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Best Answer: Social Security benefits are normally considered judgment proof. Which means they can not be garnished (taken) You can still sue them but if the person who owes you money only receives income from social security then you can not collect from them. The lawsuit will remain on record however and if social security benefits stop and/or there is another source of income.
Disabled individuals who don't qualify for SSDI because of insufficient work credits may still receive SSI. Unlike SSDI, SSI does have income and resource limits. In most cases, you can't receive SSI if your available resources, including the money in your bank account, exceed $2,000. If you are married, your available resources can't exceed $3,000. Your income must also fall within certain limits, but these limits differ by state.