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Social Security payments will go electronic for most starting Tuesday

The government is planning to phase out paper checks for most consumers receiving Social Security benefits and other federal payments this month.
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Social Security is changing payments; what you need to know this October 1

Starting tomorrow, October 1, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will no longer issue paper checks to nearly 70 million beneficiaries. This marks the end of an 85-year practice that began with ...

How to switch from paper Social Security checks by the Sept. 30 changeover to electronic

Starting Sept. 30, 2025, the Social Security Administration will stop issuing paper checks for benefit payments.

You could miss your Social Security payment if you don’t do this

"This change is part of a broader government-wide initiative to modernize payment systems and enhance service delivery." ...

You won’t get a paper Social Security check in October — or ever again. Here’s how you’ll be paid instead.

About 500,000 people were still getting paper checks — including people over age 80, living with disabilities or without internet access.