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Social Security ends paper checks, mandating electronic payments
News October 01, 2025 at 01:55 PM
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What You Need To Know
- The agency previously announced it would stop sending paper checks on Sept. 30.
- Hundreds of thousands of people with no bank accounts, many of whom have mental difficulties, had been receiving paper checks, Social Security advocates say.
- The SSA is granting waivers in rare cases, but the advocates are skeptical.