Axios on MSN

Suburban poverty traps America's senior citizens

More older Americans are falling into poverty in suburbs built for middle-class stability. Why it matters: Suburbs lack the ...
HousingWire

As local and national economies prove resilient, senior poverty is climbing

Washington state – home to major tech companies like Amazon and Microsoft – has seen its economy grow in affluence over the past decade. However, the region’s seniors are seeing very few benefits as ...
AOL

Seniors are the only age group with growing poverty. It could get worse

Poverty is on the rise, but only among seniors, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual poverty report. Based on the official measure, which is a simple calculation based on pretax cash income ...
Yahoo

The volunteers helping seniors combat poverty, loneliness and shame

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Doris Walch runs Silbertaler a project which involves support for older people in Germany, including food for those who do not ...
Newsday

More Long Island seniors facing poverty, statewide study shows

Long Island’s population is getting older, and more seniors are struggling with poverty, according to a new statewide study by the Center for an Urban Future. The study by the nonprofit Manhattan ...
AOL

Number of Long Island seniors in poverty increased up to 78 percent in past decade: study

The number of seniors living in poverty on Long Island spiked dramatically over the past decade. The number of elderly folks living in poverty on Long Island spiked dramatically over the past decade, ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

Commentary: Why the senior poverty rate keeps rising

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 ...
Staten Island Advance

Which New York counties have the most seniors living in poverty?

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New York has one of the highest rates of seniors living in poverty of any state in the country, with elevated rates in the heavily-populated boroughs of New York City accounting ...
The Amazing Times on MSN

10+ benefits seniors are entitled to but forget to claim

Retirement was supposed to mean fewer bills, not a different set of money worries. The mortgage might be behind you, the ...
Financial Advisor

Seniors The Only U.S. Age Group With Growing Poverty. It Could Get Worse

Poverty is on the rise, but only among seniors, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual poverty report. Based on the official measure, which is a simple calculation based on pretax cash income ...
New York Post

Number of Long Island seniors in poverty increased up to 78 percent in past decade: study

The number of elderly folks living in poverty on Long Island spiked dramatically over the past decade, as thousands say they are unable to make ends meet, according to a new study. Researchers found ...