Seniors are the only age group that saw a rise in poverty in 2024, Census Bureau data show. Without government help, it could get worse, experts say.

More older Americans were living in poverty in 2024, new data on income, poverty, and health insurance released by the Census Bureau shows. According to the supplemental poverty measure, which takes ...

Part 2 of a series explaining how, evidence to the contrary, most Americans, most journalists and most policymakers believe the U.S. retirement system is failing. Drawn from The Real Retirement Crisis ...

Close to 30 percent of seniors in rural America are poor or nearly poor. Government assistance provides a safety net, but it's fragile, especially... Retiring on the Edge of Poverty in Rural America ...

When we think about poverty in America, a specific image might come to mind, but the reality is often far more complex and widespread than we assume. The data reveals a story that challenges ...