For those receiving social security checks in the mail, you’ll need to be making some changes in the next couple of months. The federal government is going to electronic payment form effective March 1st–via direct deposit or debit card says Nancy Bowker with the Mercer County Senior Center.
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VA and other federal benefits will also be going to electronic format effective March 1st. You can contact your local bank or visit www.godirect.org  for more information.