Starting September 30, 2025, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will cease issuing paper checks for benefit payments. This shift is part of a broader government initiative to modernize payment systems and enhance service delivery,

For decades, millions of Americans have relied on paper checks to receive their Social Security benefits. But that tradition is officially coming to an end. The Social Security Ad

Thanks to Executive Order 14247, signed in March 2025, the Treasury Department has been directed to halt all paper check disbursements — not just for Social Security, but across virtually all federal payments — by the end of September 2025. So why the final push now?