October is a key month for Social Security beneficiaries, who can begin planning their finances for next year once the official cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is announced. That income adjustment ...

Millions of people still prefer a paper check for federal income tax refunds. But President Trump signed an executive order ...

According to the administration, the change is designed to make payments faster, more secure, and more convenient. It is also ...

Social Security paper checks will no longer be issued after Sept. 30. The SSA urges 500,000 affected beneficiaries to switch ...

Earlier this year, the Trump Administration announced that it would end paper Social Security check delivery on Sept. 30, ...

The Social Security Administration is transitioning away from paper checks. Later this year, only electronic payments will be used for benefit payments, the agency announced July 14 as part of an ...

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 program that would ...

If you're one of the few still getting a paper check from the Social Security Administration, be aware that's going to stop. The Social Security Administration is continuing its efforts to modernize ...

This could affect some 500,000 Social Security recipients, or less than 1% of total recipients. If you typically receive ...

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

Paper checks are considerably costlier than electronic fund transfers (EFTs). Whereas a paper check costs the U.S. government about $0.50 to issue, an EFT costs less than $0.15. This should reduce ...