The Department of Labor has refused to release more than $300 million in funding for the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), leaving thousands of low-income seniors at risk of losing ...

Individuals over the age of 65 can claim $6,000 as a tax deduction, as of their next tax filing, according to the Internal Revenue Service. Those who file joint returns can claim this amount ...

Contrary to the standard assumption recently echoed in Bloomberg, poverty in old age is falling, not rising, as America’s seniors grow ever-richer.

Dream of aging in place? This government program could be a game-changer for seniors Safety measures can meet the need of older adults wanting to stay in their homes as they age.

The U.S. government offers a few assistance programs to make housing more affordable for older adults. Housing Choice Vouchers: Low-income seniors can qualify for HUD’s Section 8 Housing Choice ...

The Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program aims to reduce the impact of high grocery prices. With federal cuts, counties are saying ‘it’s raining on our older adults.’ ...

Learn more about senior nutrition programs and how they aim to help older adults on a fixed income have access to healthy food.

‘It’s exceedingly frustrating’: $30B in federal aid for seniors go unused each year While wages for working people have generally outpaced inflation, the same may not be true for people on ...

In fact, the assumptions driving these frigthening claims are anything but reasonable. And projections from nonpartisan government agencies tell almost the opposite story: poverty in old age is ...