Trump’s Social Security shift will impact thousands of Coloradans

Nearly half a million Americans — including about 6,300 Coloradans — will be affected by President Trump's order ceasing Social Security payments by paper check.

Why it matters: The switch risks disrupting the financial lives of some of the most vulnerable Americans at a time when Social Security is cutting back services to help them and potential cuts to Medicaid further threaten people reliant on government programs.

Zoom in: Most Social Security payments in Colorado and across the country are delivered by direct deposit.

• Just 0.6% of Colorado's 995,536 recipients get paper checks, per Social Security Administration data.

What we're watching: The federal government must stop issuing paper checks by Sept. 30 in favor of direct deposit, prepaid cards, or "other digital payment options," per the order Trump signed Monday.

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