"...Starting March 1, the U.S. Department of the Treasury plans to stop mailing out most paper Social Security checks. Instead, it will require recipients to switch to an electronic form of payment: either direct deposit into their bank account or onto a Treasury-issued debit card.
Although the vast majority — about 95 percent — of seniors in Utah already have their Social Security payments deposited directly into their bank or credit union accounts, for many of the remaining 5 percent the prospect is unnerving..."
