Half of single seniors can’t pay for the basics. Here’s why Social Security’s not enough
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Retirement is often called the golden years. Many elderly Americans probably wouldn’t describe it that way.
Recent research from the Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging at the University of Massachusetts Boston found that many older Americans don’t have enough money to get by.
The report estimates that 50% of adults age 65 and older who live alone, and…