Thanks to Executive Order 14247, signed in March 2025, the Treasury Department has been directed to halt all paper check ...

The Social Security Administration is transitioning away from paper checks this year, only allowing electronic payments for ...

Many Americans are ditching their checkbooks these days, with only 61 percent reportedly having written one in 2024. Now, the ...

The Social Security Administration said it will no longer issue paper checks for benefit payments starting Sept. 30, 2025.

Over half a million people still get their Social Security benefits via paper checks. They’ll need a waiver by the end of ...

The transition primarily affects a small group of beneficiaries who have not switched to electronic payment methods already, which is less than 1%, the administration wrote. Notices are being sent out ...

The Social Security Administration has a major shift planned for later this year. Starting Sept. 30, the federal agency will ...

The federal government must stop issuing paper checks by September 30 in favor of direct deposit, prepaid cards, or other ...

A transition away from paper checks has long been planned, but an alert this week may still have surprised many recipients who rely on them.

This includes Social Security payments, a small number of which are still issued via paper checks. Critics of the policy have said it could have negative impacts on vulnerable recipients, while ...

Paper checks for Social Security and VA benefits will end September 30. Here’s what you need to know before they begin ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) issued a new alert on Monday about its plan to discontinue issuing paper checks for ...