Is Social Security counted as income in the means test under the new bankruptcy law?


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Is Social Security counted as income in the means test under the new bankruptcy law?

No. Social security payments are excluded from the calculation of income for purposes of the means test.
Some consumer bankruptcy lawyers believe that unemployment compensation derives from the Social Security Act and should also be excluded from Current Monthly Income.
(Reviewed 11.14.08)

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