Aging and Poverty News
"A $1.5 million construction project to add storage space and an elevator to a public housing facility in Green Bay for low-income elderly and disabled people still is on schedule despite a rainy July."
"Yet not all seniors have had those advantages and for them, aging is a far more dismal picture. The Florida Department of Elder Affairs estimates that more than 400,000 state residents over 60 live below the poverty line and that 800,000 Floridians over 65 are medically underserved."
"The Shuttle-Bug operated between G and M streets SW... providing service to thousands of residents in that area. One of them, Barbara Tillman, said the shuttle had become 'the heartbeat' of the community for many low-income and elderly residents."
"Washington-based EBRI continues to be at the forefront of sounding the alarm that we ought to be more aggressive in preventing people from falling into poverty in their senior years."
"On Aug. 13, Feingold, 80, will step down as president of Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly, a 45-year-old nonprofit with apartment complexes in Brighton and Newton that provide subsidized housing for low-income seniors."
"Uk Do Lee, 81, a retired inventor from South Korea, said he had been trying since April to apply for subsidized medical coverage for low-income older people. The first thing he told a caseworker at one of the agency's offices... was, ''Korean -- no can speak English...''
"Whittle is one of 29 patients who received cataract surgery... Mission Cataract donates one day of surgery to people without the means to pay. To qualify, applicants must be a U.S. citizen without insurance and at or below the national poverty level."
"Lifeline was created 25 years ago to ensure landline phone access was affordable to rural and poor communities. Now, TracFone Wireless has announced a new lifeline program that provides a free cell phone and 60 minutes of free monthly time for emergencies for low-income...[and] elderly..."
"Part of the federally funded Home Energy Assistance Program, the crisis program offers relief for homes with elderly or medically needy people: up to $175 in energy-bill help or an air conditioner. Help becomes available today."
"Low income Atlantic County residents, age 60 and older are encouraged to take advantage of the state's farm market produce voucher program... that provides an opportunity to purchase locally grown produce using $20 worth of free vouchers."
"Their jobless rate may be lower than average, but when an older worker loses a job, it can be devastating. These workers, typically 55 or older, aren't ready to retire. But their years of work experience don't make regrouping to find the next job any easier."
"Low-income seniors in Nebraska can stock up on farmers' market food with help from a federal grant. The Nebraska Department of Agriculture says more than $253,000 is available under the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program."
"Social Security and Medicare are not broken. They are successful, popular programs that protect America's elderly from poverty. Cutting them would be devastating."
"Trommelen said this housing project will help satisfy Delanco's state-mandated affordable housing plan to provide more homes for low- and moderate-income residents."
"You're eligible if you have a Medicare prescription drug plan or a Medicare Advantage health plan that includes prescription coverage, and you are not receiving extra drug benefits from Medicare because of low income."
"A new report highlights an economic crisis facing West Virginia's large senior population. The study released Wednesday finds more than one in 10 residents age 65 or older at or below the federal poverty line. One-fourth rely entirely on Social Security. Most are women."
"The buildings usually don't offer meals or services. But also included among the buildings are three new assisted-living facilities for low-income seniors, along with a building for those with memory loss."
"Medicare, which pays for the skyrocketing cost of health care for seniors, will be a much harder nut to crack. Fix Social Security first, and it will be a little bit easier."
"The Supplemental Security Income and State Supplementary Payment program also is threatened. Carlson said it 'serves as the foundation for the ability of low-income senior citizens to survive.'”
"Heartland Housing Executive Director Andrew Geer said there is a need for affordable senior housing in the area. About 90 percent of the apartments would be subsidized for low-income senior citizens."
"A group of advocates for the poor and elderly, including AARP, on Tuesday called on Gov. Sonny Perdue to veto legislation that would eliminate income tax rebates of $26 to $52 that go to low-income Georgians."
"The program, known as the low-income subsidy, covers all or part of what seniors pay for drug coverage, from monthly premiums of their drug plans to annual deductibles to drug co-payments."
"But Dick Lavine, a senior fiscal analyst with the Austin-based Center for Public Policy Priorities, a think tank focused on issues affecting low-income Texans, said proponents of the freeze ignore the effect of inflation in the long run."
"Meanwhile, applications have jumped about 40 percent in the past 18 months at Experience Works, an Arlington, Va.-based nonprofit that provides federally funded employment retraining for low-income people over 55 years old in 30 states, including Georgia."
"A low-income tax credit for people who earn less than $20,000 has been eliminated. The bill will likely affect many seniors. The Senate voted 40-9 and the House voted 97-62 Thursday to approve the measure, which was originally intended to offset sales taxes paid by the poor."
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