The shift will impact anyone who has not yet switched to electronic payment methods, which the Social Security Administration said is less than 1% of beneficiaries. Anyone still receiving paper checks ...

While you may think taking this precaution to protect your card will make it safer, it actually makes it less secure. Here's ...

An important change is coming for some Social Security recipients. On Sept. 30, the agency will move to all electronic payments as it phases out paper checks.

Starting September 30, the agency will stop issuing payments by mail, although if a beneficiary has no other payment means ...

The Social Security Administration said you should never laminate your physical Social Security card. Doing so can prevent ...

On September 30, the era of paper checks for federal payments, including Social Security, comes to an end. This shift to electronic payments promises faster, safer, and more convenient transactions ...

Early in 2025, President Donald Trump reversed that move, reverting the Social Security overpayment recovery rate from 10% per check back to 100%. This gave the government permission to withhold the ...

If paying back your benefits isn't an option, you could also suspend Social Security. Once you reach your full retirement age ...

But the end of an era will come on Sept. 30, 2025. That's when the Social Security Administration (SSA) will stop issuing ...

The Social Security Administration will stop issuing paper checks to beneficiaries on Sept. 30, which concerns former Social ...

The Social Security Administration increases the amount of taxable earnings every year to account for wage inflation. For ...

It's safer: Paper checks are 16 times more likely to be lost or stolen than electronic payments, according to the Social Security Administration. It's cheaper: Mailing paper benefit checks costs the ...