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UCLA study finds that federal elderly poverty standards underestimate living costs for seniors

By Kim Dayton

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The federal poverty guideline, used to determine income eligibility for many public programs, covers less than half of the basic costs experienced by adults age 65 and older in the state. This report shows how the new Elder Economic Security...

Full post as published by Elder Law Blog on March 14, 2008 (boomark / email).

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