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Show Automatic Deposit of Social Security Checks Here People who live in Utah and 22 other States west of the Mississippi River are getting a special opportunity to have their monthly social security and supplemental security income checks deposited directly di-rectly in their checking or savings accounts, according to John Wainwright, social security se-curity district manager in Grand Junction. "The direct deposit program pro-gram is entirely voluntary," Wainwright said. "People who want their social security and supplemental security income checks to continue coming to their homes shouldn't do anything. Their checks will keep on coming as in the past. "But people who want their checks mailed to a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association or similar institution institu-tion or a Federal or State chartered credit union can arrange for it with a direct deposit authorization form," he said. Direct deposit information is being mailed with checks that will be delivered in August to people who get monthly social security or supplemental security se-curity income payments. The direct deposit authorization form SF-1199-is available at financial organizations. "Completion of the form does not permit withdrawals from your account by anyone other than people you authorize," author-ize," Wainwright said. People whose checks are already being mailed to a financial organization should also make direct deposit arrangements with the ir-1199 ir-1199 form. The direct deposit program will help prevent loss and theft of social security and supplemental security income checks and will eliminate standing in line to cash or deposit them, according to Wainwright. The direct deposit option is also being offered in 22 other states, and will be extended to more in the next few months. Social security pays monthly retirement, disability, and survivors benefits to eligible workers and their families. The supplemental security income program makes monthly payments to people with little or no income and limited resources who are 65 or over or blind or disabled. The social security representative repre-sentative will be in Moab at the Employment Office August Aug-ust 5 and 19, between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. |