A million more seniors fell into poverty last year. It was the only age group that saw a rise. It's likely to get worse as inflation soars at the fastest pace in 40 years.

Elderly poverty rates by age and gender (graph) According to the Federation of American Scientists, women 80 and older had the highest poverty rate among all senior age groups in 2021 — 14.7%.

“A lot of seniors live close to the line, so it doesn’t take much to tip them over” into poverty, said Teresa Ghilarducci, an economist at the New School for Social Research.

From 1990 to 2018 the elderly poverty rate fell from 9.7% to 5.7%, a 41% reduction in the risk of falling into poverty in old age.

The number of elderly folks living in poverty on Long Island spiked dramatically over the past decade — including by 78% in Nassau County, according to a new study.

A recent survey showed that 44.1 percent of single Japanese women aged 65 and older are living in poverty, much higher than the rate for single elderly men.

A new study shows many older New Yorkers are living in poverty and facing uncertain futures. ... At 63.6%, the Bronx reported the highest share of elderly adults with no income out of any borough.

Seniors account for 19% of the population in Nassau and 18% of residents in Suffolk, according to the study. The poverty rate among seniors in Nassau was reported at 5.5% and in Suffolk was 5.7%.

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