SSI reform is far more cost-effective than fighting poverty through Social Security.

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 ...

It is a national disgrace that poverty-level federal pensions are forcing our vulnerable elders to seek help in getting ...

In Nassau, 49.7% of that demographic had a bachelor's degree in the most recent estimates, marking a roughly 4 percentage ...

This chart shows poverty rates* in the United States, by age group (in percent).

A Brookings report argues Social Security’s funding shortfall shouldn’t trigger a shift to flat benefits. While trust funds face depletion by 2032, experts say preserving wage replacement protects ...

(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 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 ...

Your writer opined: “Many elders were blindsided by the ruthless, two-tiered system enforced by Ottawa in 2022, where only seniors age 75 or more received an OAS increase, leaving their younger peers ...