The Treasury Department will no longer issue paper checks for most federal benefit payments starting at the end of September.

The federal government will stop issuing paper checks for most payments starting Sept. 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of the ...

Over 3.1 million Social Security beneficiaries got $17 billion in payments five months early under the Social Security ...

People who receive federal checks in the mail will have to switch to an electronic payment method by the end of September or risk experiencing payment delays.

Nine decades after the Social Security Act became law, President Donald Trump designated Thursday as the "90th Anniversary of ...

Since at least 2012, a persistent internet rumor has claimed that U.S. Social Security payments are being renamed as "Federal ...

On Social Security’s 90th, Trump vows to protect benefits and touts tax relief. AP disputes claim as 2034 shortfall nears.

The projection for Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment rose to 2.7% as inflation trends higher, as the program faces insolvency challenges in less than a decade.

Social Security recipients’ will likely get more money next year with cost-of-living adjustments, but the increase may not ...

Congress and the president should come to a bipartisan agreement to fix Social Security before its funds are depleted.

Social Security turns 90 this month, but the trust fund could be dead by 2033. Despite myths, benefits won't disappear—but ...