Starting Sept. 30, 2025, the Social Security Administration will stop issuing paper checks for benefit payments.

The first wave of direct deposit Social Security payments for the month of October is set to be sent to recipients this week, ...

The order impacts “all Federal disbursements inclusive of intragovernmental payments, benefits payments, vendor payments, and tax refunds.” That includes any benefits sent out by the Social Security ...

The Administration will send two SSI payments in October 2025, with one payment on Oct. 1 and another on Oct. 31 due to the ...

Social Security was created 90 years ago as a means of helping seniors stay out of poverty. Today, all these years later, many seniors still rely on these benefits as a crucial source of income during ...

A good number of Americans rely on Social Security as income to cover their living expenses and basic needs. Each month, the Social Security Administration issues payments to Americans who qualify for ...

Social Security faces insolvency by 2032, forcing policymakers to weigh politically fraught options. Commissioner Frank Bisignano said “everything’s being considered,” as America’s retiree population ...

Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, some may have begun receiving smaller checks. However, the payments should arrive on schedule nonetheless. September's ...

The federal government has begun phasing out paper-based payments in a move that will impact Social Security benefits and tax ...

Social Security beneficiaries could see a 2.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2026, which is slightly above the 2.5% increase U.S. retirees received in 2025. That's according to an estimate from ...

(NEXSTAR) – Social Security beneficiaries could see a slightly larger bump in their checks in 2026, according to a new projection from The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). The TSCL model predicts that ...