Go Direct is the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s public education campaign regarding their announcement to go electronic. As you may have heard, the Treasury announced that all federal benefit and non-tax payments will be paid electronically by March 1, 2013. This change will impact people who are about to apply for federal benefits (like Social Security retirement) and the more than 10 million people who are already receiving benefits by paper check.
• People applying for federal benefits on or after May 1, 2011, need to choose their preferred electronic payment option when they enroll in federal benefits.
• People already receiving federal benefits by check will need to make the switch to electronic payments by March 1, 2013.
• People already receiving benefit payments electronically do not need to take action. They will continue to receive their payments as usual on payment day.
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