Paper Social Security checks are going away in 2026. What does that mean for how you’ll get paid?

In 2025, the Social Security Administration announced it was moving away from paper checks towards direct deposit only. What ...

Social Security will stop paper checks by the end of 2026. Beneficiaries must switch to electronic payments, direct deposit, ...

Some Americans who still receive Social Security benefits by paper check will need to switch to electronic payments as the ...

Social Security checks are going paperless starting Tuesday, Sept. 30. Because of an executive order issued in March 2025, federal benefit payments will primarily be issued electronically, with paper ...

President Trump has directed that most federal payments be issued electronically, including tax refunds. Last year nearly 10 million people got their refund via a paper check. By Ann Carrns Tax ...

Taxpayers who did not include bank information on their tax returns to receive refunds by direct deposit may have to wait months for a paper check. On March 25, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an ...