If you're already receiving a paper check, Social Security offers a variety of ways to switch to direct deposit. One option is to call the Social Security Administration at 800-772-1213.

In case you weren't aware, an executive order from the White House has ended the use of paper Social Security checks, with the change taking place on Sep 30, 2025. This means that all payments ...

Nearly half a million Americans, including more than 5,700 in Oregon, will be affected by President Trump's order that will cease Social Security payments by paper check. Why it matters ...

In an executive order signed on Mar. 25, President Trump banished Social Security paper checks and tax refunds in favor of digital payments as of Sept. 30, 2025. “Paper-based payments ...

In general, the SSA will not mail paper Social Security statements to people under age 60. Younger workers who want to check their earnings history or taxes they've paid need to create a "my ...

The Social Security Administration offers a brief screening tool that will determine whether you are eligible to request in this way. Otherwise, you can complete a paper application and take it to ...

They can visit their local Social Security field office ... infrastructure and specialized technology for digitizing paper records cost the American taxpayer over $657 million in Fiscal Year ...

One of the newly unredacted documents, for example, discloses the Social Security numbers of more than two dozen people seeking security clearances in the 1990s to review JFK-related documents for ...