Social Security Student Benefits for Postsecondary Students Should Be Discontinued
HRD-79-108
Published: Aug 30, 1979. Publicly Released: Aug 30, 1979.
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A review was made of the student benefit program to see if it is an unnecessary burden upon the overall Social Security system, and thus upon taxpayers supporting the system. The following major Office of Education programs comprise the student benefit program in Social Security: Basic Educational Opportunity Grant, Guaranteed Student Loan, National Direct Student Loan, College Work-Study, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, and State Student Incentive Grant.
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