Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Practice: 15.5.5.4 Social Security, Welfare, and Other Governmental Benefits
In many instances, debtors have debts to local, state or federal governmental agencies, that arise out of various public benefit programs and that they wish to discharge. These debts may arise out of a general duty to reimburse for such benefits, which exists under some state laws, or out of an overpayment that the debtor is required to repay.