Social Security Resumes Treasury Offset Program Collections After COVID-19 Suspension

Social Security Administration sent this bulletin at 03/20/2025 06:33 PM EDT

Today, we announced the immediate resumption of debt collection activities through the Treasury Offset Program (TOP) for debts accrued prior to March 2020. This decision comes after a suspension of collections due to the economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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