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The Older Americans Act of 1965 ( Pub. L. 89–73, 79 Stat. 218) was the first federal level initiative aimed at providing comprehensive services for older adults. It created the National Aging Network comprising the Administration on Aging on the federal level, State Units on Aging at the state level, and Area Agencies on Aging at the local ...
Despite annual COLAs, Social Security is failing to keep up with inflation. In fact, according to a 2023 study from The Senior Citizens League, benefits have lost 36% of their buying power since 2000.
[1] [4] [9] [10] [11] Data from 2010 revealed that 28.8% of people 65 and up did not have access to social security. [4] In 2012, estimates showed that 45.8% of the population aged 65 and up lived in poverty, and that 50% of the elders within this segment of the population were still working, even after reaching the usual retirement ages. [ 11 ]
However, the average senior citizen can expect to benefit much less from Social Security. According to the Social Security Administration, the average monthly Social Security benefit for retired ...
A continuing care retirement community ( CCRC ), [1] [2] sometimes known as a life plan community, is a type of retirement community in the U.S. where a continuum of aging care needs—from independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing care—can all be met within the community. [3] These various levels of shelter and care may be ...
August 30, 2022 at 11:00 AM. BackyardProduction / Getty Images/iStockphoto. Social Security recipients could get an additional $2,400 a year in benefits if a new bill recently introduced to ...
The Fair Housing Act was passed at the urging of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Congress passed the federal Fair Housing Act (codified at 42 U.S.C. 3601-3619, penalties for violation at 42 U.S.C. 3631) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 only one week after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
A new bill called the Senior Citizens Inflation Relief Act proposes increasing the amount of money seniors can earn while also receiving Social Security benefits. The bill was introduced in the ...