Do you get your federal benefits or tax refunds in the form of a check from the federal government?

If so, that's coming to end on Sept. 30.

Earlier this year, President Donald Trump signed an executive order mandating that all federal agencies switch to electronic payments. The Treasury Department announced last month that the federal government will stop issuing paper checks for most payments, including benefits and tax refunds, on Sept. 30, 2025.

“Reducing paper checks has been a longstanding bipartisan goal that our administration is finally putting into action," said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent in a statement. "Thanks to President Trump, this will help reduce fraud and theft. It will also remove delays that prevent hardworking Americans from receiving their vital

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