Any bets he wants his SS# reinstated so he can try to draw benefits? He seems likely to be roughly about that age now... and he's apparently done just fine for

Any bets he wants his SS# reinstated so he can try to draw benefits? He seems likely to be roughly about that age now... and he's apparently done just fine for many, many years without a SS# or drivers license, so I'm wondering what exactly is precipitating this (likely high-risk request) and collecting SS benefits is what's staring at me.