Social Security is among the federal government payments that are swapping out paper checks for electronic payments this week to push “operational efficiency.”
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 25 to phase out paper checks, which went into effect on Tuesday. A small portion of Social Security recipients are affected by this change, as less than 1% receive their benefits via paper checks.
The executive order spotlights various drawbacks to paper checks, such as liability to theft, fraud, delays, and other problems. Mail theft specifically spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A woman reads a paper as she leaves a U.S. Social Security Administration office Monday, June 30, 2025, in Mount Prospect, Illinois. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
The Social Security Administration told the Washington
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