With less than two weeks until the March 1, 2013, deadline to pay all federal benefits electronically, the Treasury Department reported today that nearly 129,000 Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) checks are sent each month to benefit recipients in Georgia.

The Treasury Department is urging Social Security and other federal benefit recipients to not delay and switch now to either direct deposit or the Direct Express^® Debit MasterCard^® card. Check recipients can sign up fordirect deposit or the Direct Express^® card by calling toll-free 1-800-333-1795, visiting www.GoDirect.org, or talking to their local federal paying agency office.