Deadline Nears for Federal Benefits to Go Electronic; Some Social Security Paper Checks Will Continue

Most beneficiaries must switch to electronic by Sept. 30, but SSA says it will allow a limited number of people to keep receiving paper checks.
Deadline Nears for Federal Benefits to Go Electronic; Some Social Security Paper Checks Will Continue
Blank US Treasury checks are run through a printer at the US Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia, Pa. William Thomas Cain/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Most federal benefit payments will shift to electronic delivery at the end of this month, but Social Security officials say paper checks will not disappear entirely.

Under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in March, the Treasury Department and other agencies must phase out paper checks by Sept. 30 in favor of direct deposit, prepaid cards, and other electronic methods. The change is intended to reduce fraud, improve efficiency, and save taxpayer dollars.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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