By the government’s official poverty measure, nearly 10% of seniors lived in poverty last year, up from 9.7% the year before.

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 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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The poverty rate among older Americans could be nearly twice as high as the traditional 10 percent level, according to a revision of a half-century-old formula for calculating medical costs 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 ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from Ramsey Alwin, President and CEO of the ...

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, ...

Help the Aged has accused the government of overlooking older people in its attempts to tackle poverty and social exclusion. The charity claims that the government's social exclusion unit has ...