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

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

Millions of people still prefer a paper check for federal income tax refunds. But President Trump signed an executive order ...

Social Security will end paper checks on September 30, moving all beneficiaries to electronic payments through direct deposit ...

The first wave of Social Security payments for the month of October is set to be sent this week. Here's what recipients need ...

The Social Security Administration will no longer issue physical benefit checks as of Tuesday for the majority of retirees — ending decades of mailed payments. Why it matters: Some retirees without ...

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

Social Security checks are going paperless starting Tuesday, Sept. 30. Here's why it's happening and how to go from paper to digital.

The Social Security Administration will no longer issue these kinds of checks, starting Tuesday. Here’s what retirees will ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has issued a new reminder about a major update that will begin affecting more than half a million beneficiaries in a matter of days.

The government is planning to phase out paper checks for most consumers receiving Social Security benefits and other federal ...

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