Issuing a paper check costs about 50 cents, according to the Treasury Department. The cost drops down to less than 15 cents per electronic transfer. Tax law experts note that those who could struggle ...

After 85 years of sending out paper checks to retirees, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is transitioning to electronic payments in what it says is an effort to modernize its services and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Beneficiaries of Social Security will no longer be able to receive paper checks. The new policy will begin Sept. 30. Officials said payments will be sent via direct deposit and credit cards. The ...

The Social Security Administration will stop issuing paper checks after September 30, affecting approximately 500,000 beneficiaries who still receive them. Paper checks are 16 times more likely to be ...

About 500,000 people were still getting paper checks - including people over age 80, living with disabilities or without internet access Exceptions on paper Social Security checks may be made only in ...

Starting Tuesday, Sept. 30, New Yorkers and others across the country will no longer be able to receive a paper Social Security check in the mail. The Social Security Administration announced earlier ...