In a recent article, Teresa Ghilarducci, a prominent economist who focuses on retirement issues, highlights what she sees as the problem of elderly poverty in the United States: “Already, America’s ...

U.S. adults ages 65 and older lived alone in 2023, the most recent year with available data. That’s down from 29% in 1990.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently released a report that illustrates how simple, practical action by the government can dramatically improve the lives of impoverished elderly and ...

PLATTSBURGH — The latest U.S. Census Bureau data on poverty, income, and health insurance in 2022 reveals a disturbing trend for two of the nation’s vulnerable populations. “For three years in a row, ...

Retirement benefits for recipients of the U.S. Social Security program must be scaled back by 2033 if there is to be any chance of sustaining full retirement benefit payouts, but a consistent lack of ...

When it comes to seniors’ economic security, America is in poor shape. This October, an annual assessment of pension systems worldwide gave the United States a barely passable C+, ranking the ...

Long Island had the largest growth in its senior population over the past decade, surpassing all other areas of the state, outside of New York City, and a rising percentage face poverty, according to ...

SEATTLE – While Washington’s poverty rate has fallen considerably as the state has grown more affluent in the past decade, elder poverty appears to be growing across the state, new U.S. Census Bureau ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) David W. Rasmussen, Florida State University (THE CONVERSATION) In 1959, more than a ...

The economy is churning out mixed signals these days, with a flurry of separate reports suggesting America is experiencing high growth and job creation — and rising poverty. But Carolyn Solar, who ...