In this week's episode, Rick catches up with up with an old friend, the Ratliff brothers get too close, and Tim has a moment of crisis (again).

The Social Security Administration’s plan to require in-person identity checks for millions of new and existing recipients ...

In an effort to limit fraudulent claims, the Social Security Administration will impose tighter identity-proofing measures.

The Social Security Administration is seeking to mandate identity checks at in-person offices. The new requirements will ...

your actual payment may vary based on your lifetime earnings and the number of years you have paid Social Security taxes. In January 2025, the average retirement check issued was $1,976.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is also preparing to distribute checks to certain recipients of disability and survivors' pay. When are Social Security checks being sent in March 2025?

While retirement, SSDI and survivor checks are dependent on payment of Social Security taxes, the SSA also operates a benefits scheme that is needs-based rather than contribution-based.

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Social Security recipients and applicants will be required to verify their identities online or at an in-person field office instead of over the phone.

The next round of March's Social Security payments are on the way. With two payments sent so far and two more to go, if you haven't received your check yet, you don't have much longer to wait.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt encouraged migrants to "self-deport" on an app to avoid being included in online videos of mass deportations.