The U.S. Department of Treasury requires all federal benefit
recipients to get their federal benefit payments electronically instead
of by paper check before March 1, 2013. If you are currently get your
federal benefit payments by paper check, you’re requested to switch now.
If you have an existing checking or savings account, you can choose to
get benefit payments by direct deposit into your existing bank account.
Or else, you can choose to sign up for the Direct Express card, a
prepaid debit MasterCard recommended by U.S Treasury. You can switch to
electronic payments online easily.
Using electronic way to get your federal benefits payments is a safer, easier and more reliable way than paper checks for federal benefit recipients. Switching from paper check to electronic payment way is easy to complete on Go Direct website, so you don’t need to worry about that.
Using electronic way to get your federal benefits payments is a safer, easier and more reliable way than paper checks for federal benefit recipients. Switching from paper check to electronic payment way is easy to complete on Go Direct website, so you don’t need to worry about that.