Stop The Theft

Monday, April 14, 2014                                                  LaVeniaJ.LaVelle,Press Officer

                                                                                               For Immediate Release

                                                                                                  press.office@ssa.gov

News
Release

SOCIAL SECURITY

Statement of Carolyn W. Colvin 

Acting Commissioner of Social Security

“I have directed an immediate halt to further referrals under the Treasury Offset Program to recover debts owed to the agency that are 10 years old and older pending a thorough review of our responsibility and discretion under the current law to refer debt to the Treasury Department.

If any Social Security or Supplemental Security Income beneficiary believes they have been incorrectly assessed with an overpayment under this program,

I encourage them to request an explanation or

seek options to resolve the overpayment."

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