What the government can put us through when it comes to income is nothing short of remarkable. My job was eliminated during Covid and I was fortunate enough to receive enhanced unemployment payments that included the Covid stimulus. I guess there were many who scammed on these payments, so Unemployment tried to call them back.
I had to fill out paperwork, provide 3 forms of identification and do a Zoom call with one of their representatives. My passport was about to expire, so I renewed it. When I got on the call I was told the passport didn't match the one I originally submitted so I would have to resubmit all the paperwork with the new forms of ID and schedule another Zoom call.
I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to claw back the SS checks received during the stimulus. I've seen it all.