Excerpt from: The Oakland Press (click for full article)
DEAR ABBY: Please help me spread an important message to people who
receive Social Security or other federal benefits each month via one of
the estimated 5.4 million paper checks each month. Starting March 1,
2013, the Treasury Department is requiring all Social Security, VA, SSI
and other federal beneficiaries receive their benefits by ELECTRONIC
PAYMENT. Senior citizens and other federal beneficiaries may choose
either direct deposit or the Treasury-recommended Direct Express Debit
MasterCard.
This new payment method is NOT optional. It is the
law. Besides saving taxpayers money, switching to electronic payments
provides a safer, more convenient and cost-effective way for people to
get their federal benefits than paper checks.
Individuals who
need assistance in switching to electronic payment can call the
Treasury’s secure Go Direct Call Center at 800-333-1795. Our agents are
specially trained to answer questions and complete the switch-over
process in less than 10 minutes.
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