As of April 2025, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has implemented stricter identity verification procedures to protect beneficiaries from fraud, particularly in relation to direct deposit ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently introduced new measures to combat fraud related to direct deposit changes. Initially, the SSA mandated that beneficiaries could no longer verify their ...

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Starting next week on Tuesday, September 30, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will no longer issue paper checks for benefit payments, and instead move exclusively to electronic payments: ...