Number of Long Island seniors in poverty increased up to 78 percent in past decade: study
Researchers found that 14,600 of Nassau County seniors reported being in poverty in 2022 — an increase of 78% from 2012, ...
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Taking Away People’s Health Coverage and Food Assistance Will Increase Hardship, Not Employment
One of the many destructive proposals congressional Republicans are considering in their budget process is taking health ...
More Long Island seniors facing poverty, statewide study shows
The poverty levels among seniors on Long Island were representative across the state, said Beth Finkel, AARP state director ...
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New report shows rise in poverty among those 65 and older across New York State
A new report reveals that the number of seniors living in poverty in New York has doubled over the past decade.
Number of older NY residents in poverty jumps 50%
New York's aging population is increasingly less financially stable as the state deals with a cost-of-living crisis ...
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Older New Yorkers facing surge in poverty rates
The report shows that many older adults, lacking adequate retirement income, are remaining in or returning to the workforce.
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Japan’s elderly are lonely and struggling. Some women choose to go to jail instead
more than 80% of elderly female inmates nationwide were in jail for stealing, according to government figures. Some do it for survival – 20% of people aged over 65 in Japan live in poverty ...
AARP reports rise in poverty among those 65 and older across New York State
A new report reveals that the number of seniors living in poverty in New York has doubled over the past decade.