The data, coming from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 5-year estimates, show a national trend of declining child poverty rates, from 21% in 2012-16 to 17% in 2017-21. Though good news, ...

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 ...

Older Americans may be doing better financially than the U.S. Census thought they were, according to a new analysis the agency recently released. The Census Bureau found that the population overall ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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, ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Inflation is hitting everyone hard but for America’s elderly and disabled society the increase on the cost of daily living is crippling. The years in life move so fast. When ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (PIX11) — A new report is shedding ...