Social Security checks are going paperless starting Tuesday, Sept. 30. Because of an executive order issued in March 2025, federal benefit payments will primarily be issued electronically, with paper ...

Millions of Americans receiving federal benefits are being urged to act quickly as the Social Security Administration (SSA) prepares to phase out paper checks by September 30, 2025. The move follows a ...

The SSA has ended paper Social Security checks, urging you to switch to direct deposit or Direct Express to keep benefits uninterrupted.

The change will take effect on Sept. 30, which is the same day that the Social Security Administration begins phasing out paper checks in favor of electronic benefit payments. Here’s everything you ...

Sending paper checks via mail is slow and costly. The Social Security Administration and the IRS are ceasing the longtime practice.

The order impacts “all Federal disbursements inclusive of intragovernmental payments, benefits payments, vendor payments, and tax refunds.” That includes any benefits sent out by the Social Security ...

Less than one percent of beneficiaries currently get paper checks,” Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano said ...

Starting Sept. 30, both the Social Security Administration and the IRS are phasing out paper checks as part of a massive federal digitization push. Here's what you need to know.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Kathleen Romig from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities about the end of physical Social Security checks.

The president signed an executive order threatening to withhold federal funding from states that have eliminated cash bail, but some studies suggest such reforms do not increase crime.

The Social Security Administration is transitioning to electronic payments next week after 85 years of issuing paper checks to U.S. retirees.