Ultimately, this drives up costs for our health system and our seniors, creating a cycle of poverty-based health care risks. In addition, seniors living at poverty levels may experience more ...

A recent survey showed that 44.1 percent of single Japanese women aged 65 and older are living in poverty, much higher than the rate for single elderly men. The poverty level is as severe as that ...

David W. Rasmussen, Florida State University (THE CONVERSATION) In 1959, more than a third of all elderly Americans lived in poverty. Slashing that number to under 10 percent by the late 1990s was ...

Proposals that Congress could enact this year, including through fast-track “reconciliation” legislation, would reduce ...

In percentage terms, the District of Columbia was the leading area with more than 20 percent of seniors living below the poverty line. In 2022, the poverty line was $14,040 for an individual age ...

The number of applications for public assistance in Japan reached 255,897 in 2024, according to preliminary figures. This marks the fifth consecutive ...