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 ...

After 85 years of sending out paper checks to retirees, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is transitioning to electronic payments in what it says is an effort to modernize its services and ...

Beneficiaries of Social Security will no longer be able to receive paper checks. The new policy will begin Sept. 30. Officials said payments will be sent via direct deposit and credit cards. The ...

Issuing a paper check costs about 50 cents, according to the Treasury Department. The cost drops down to less than 15 cents per electronic transfer. Tax law experts note that those who could struggle ...

Are you squeakin’ at me? Big Apple rats are just as social as some New Yorkers — and even sound like them, speaking to each other with a distinctive accent, a new study found. “Being social helps them ...

As the deadline to end the use of paper checks for Social Security payments looms, Long Island seniors and others who receive federal government benefits must be prepared to make the switch to ...

(TNS) — Each month, Social Security recipients line up at shelters or charitable organizations to collect their monthly benefit checks. The recipients, some homeless and with mental health issues, ...

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