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, ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

When it comes to seniors’ economic security, America is in poor shape. This October, an annual assessment of pension systems worldwide gave the United States a barely passable C+, ranking the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Inflation is hitting everyone hard but for America’s elderly and disabled society the increase on the cost of daily living is crippling. The years in life move so fast. When ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) David W. Rasmussen, Florida State University (THE CONVERSATION) In 1959, more than a ...