Social Security, IRS Payment Changes Coming Tuesday: 4 Things to Know

Both agencies have warned that on Sept. 30, paper checks will no longer be sent out.

Blank U.S. Treasury checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia, Pa., on July 18, 2011. William Thomas Cain/Getty Images

Both the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) are ending the issuance of paper checks on Sept. 30 under a change initiated by the Trump administration to move toward digital payments.

Fewer than 1 percent of all Social Security beneficiaries receive paper checks, the SSA has said. Meanwhile, the IRS said that only 7 percent of people who received individual refunds got them through the mail. The vast majority, or 93 percent, received a direct deposit.

SSA Says It Has Reached Out

The Social Security Administration (SSA) said that it contacted recipients who receive paper checks, advising them to switch to electronic payment options before the Tuesday deadline.