A huge change is in store for Social Security checks, and it has some people up in arms.

That’s because the Treasury Department will stop issuing paper checks for tax refunds, Social Security payments, and most other federal programs on Sept. 30, which is all part of an executive order with a plan for modernizing the government.

Though experts widely agree that electronic payments are faster to process and less susceptible to fraud and theft than paper checks, advocates who work with the small percentage of those who still receive checks say the change is being rushed out and worry that some beneficiaries won’t learn of it unless their payment comes through.

More than 5 million people receive physical checks from the government, a group largely composed mostly of seniors, people with di

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