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

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

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 federal government has begun phasing out paper-based payments in a move that will impact Social Security benefits and tax ...

Retirees and all other Social Security beneficiaries must switch to electronic payment options by September 30. After this ...

Starting this October, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries will experience a significant shift in how they receive their payments. The Social Security Administration ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has issued a new reminder about a major update that will begin affecting more than ...

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 ...

Since the first benefit check was mailed in January 1940, Social Security has been providing a financial foundation for the American public. Though it was initially conceived as a ...

This could affect some 500,000 Social Security recipients, or less than 1% of total recipients. If you typically receive Social Security benefits via check, you can use this time to determine your ...

The Internal Revenue Service is no longer issuing paper tax refunds after September, according to a news release published by the department. On Sept. 23, the agency said it will transition to fully ...