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Social Security checks are going paperless starting Tuesday, Sept. 30. Because of an executive order issued in March 2025, federal benefit payments will primarily be issued electronically, with paper ...

Social Security payments for October will be sent out on the second, third, and fourth Wednesdays of the month. A new paperless policy requires recipients to have direct deposit or a Direct Express ...

The Social Security Administration will announce the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) on October 15, provided the government shutdown has ended. Social Security's Board of Trustees and The Senior ...

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Social Security is facing a $25.1 trillion long-term funding shortfall, as well as the prospect of sweeping benefit cuts in as little as seven years. Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano is ...

Some older Americans, staring down potential Social Security benefit cuts, might look to access the program as soon as possible. Experts say that could be a mistake. Instead, potential beneficiaries ...

The chances of a government shutdown on Wednesday, Oct. 1, are increasing as President Donald Trump and congressional Democratic leaders have just hours to reach an agreement, or else many federal ...

The government shutdown began on Tuesday. Social Security payments to more than 74 million Americans will stay on schedule during the government shutdown, a spokesperson for the Social Security ...

The federal government shut down at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, after President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats failed to reach a funding agreement. As agencies pause operations and ...