Seniors are the only age group that saw a rise in poverty in 2024, Census Bureau data show. Without government help, it could get worse, experts say.

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According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau data, the share of older people in the U.S. living below the poverty line rose to 10.3% in 2021 from 8.9% in 2020. That means nearly 6 million older adults ...

ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from Ramsey Alwin, President and CEO of the National Council on Aging (NCOA), on the latest U.S. Census Bureau data on ...

A record number of older adults now call Long Island home, but a new report warns that many are struggling with financial insecurity, poverty and the need to work well past retirement age. Long Island ...

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 ...

New York's aging population is increasingly less financially stable as the state deals with a cost-of-living crisis The economic conditions that have tightened household budgets for many Americans ...

Social Security’s trust fund is projected to run dry in 2032, prompting a contentious reform debate replete with images of impoverished elderly and wheelchair-bound grandmothers being pushed off ...