Maybe they are going to give you something other than a check some month (to control costs).
Here’s a thread from 2008 on a LEO forum about Social Security Agents; there’s a good reason for them to be armed.
http://forums.officer.com/t105979/
“Federal law makes it illegal for anyone with a felony warrant to collect SSI or SSA benefits. Therefore SSA/OIG/OI Special Agents can pursue anyone on any felony warrant who is trying to collect benefits.”
“I worked on a serial killer case with the FBI, gun cases with the ATF, a biker gang case involving motorcycle theft with then-U.S. Customs, domestic terrorism cases, drug cases, local and state crimes, and scads of immigration-related investigations”
“Going out to interview someone in a crack-infested neighborhood, where guys are sitting on the steps at 10:00 AM sipping a 40; or spending an inordinate amount of time in HUD housing projects was an everyday thing.”