The National Council on Aging estimates that about 70% of older adults who qualify for benefits miss out, often because of ...

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 ...

The cost-of-living adjustment is closely watched, because as many as 39% of seniors rely on Social Security for all of their income, analysis shows Social Security's COLA has averaged 2.6% for more ...

The National Council on Aging says the 2026 Social Security COLA of 2.8% falls short of covering rising Medicare costs. Older ...

In response to the U.S. Census Bureau’s release of new data on poverty and incomes in 2024, Rebecca Riddell, Oxfam America’s Economic Justice Senior Policy Lead, said: “Today’s Census data affirms the ...

Forget leisurely retirement on the golf course. In Georgia, many seniors are still clocking in at work — and struggling to meet basic needs. A new report from Seniorly ranks the Peach State No. 43 in ...

Before he died on Sept. 4 at the age of 99, psychologist Robert Jay Lifton left us with stark warnings about President Donald Trump and the American right. One of the country’s leading experts on how ...

Mechy Polo Paez, 68, never envisioned her retirement would include living in a van. She and her husband, Orlando, both ...

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 ...