The average retiree collects about $2,000 per month from Social Security, but you could collect a lot more. While there are several factors that go into calculating the size of your monthly benefit, the age at which you decide to claim benefits may be one of the most important.

This includes Social Security payments, a small number of which are still issued via paper checks. Critics of the policy have said it could have negative impacts on vulnerable recipients, while supporters have said the change is long overdue.