@sun @feld @thendrix And the claim they don't have id comes from what part of your ass?
The ID issue is a 2 parter -- voting and real ID requiring a birth certificate. Not a SS issue, but I know how you like to fuss things up.
They don't need a bank account, so that part of your ass that was pulled from is where you'll find "Social Security recipients don't have ID!!"
They needed id to cash the checks back in the paper checks days anyway.
PS: I figured out the deep secret of everyone on this thread. None of you has a clue how life works outside of pressing send on the internets.