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(SURVEY) Americans Want Congress to Protect Social Security At All Costs
    With the approach of the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Social Security Act this summer, a National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) survey finds that 88% of Americans believe Social Security is more important than ever, especially for older people who need it the most, even if it means paying higher taxes. Of the nearly 1,500 people polled, 90% want Congress to act within the next two years to ensure Social Security benefits continue.
03/09/2010 2:32 PM

(SOCIAL SECURITY) Benefit Checks Now Subject to Debt Collection by Feds
    Social Security checks could soon start getting smaller for tens of thousands of older Americans thanks to a provision in the 2008 Farm Bill. The provision in question lifts the 10-year statute of limitations on the government's ability to withhold Social Security benefits in collecting debts other than student loans -- for which the statute of limitations was lifted in 1997 -- and income taxes, where the limit remains 10 years.
03/09/2010 1:19 PM

(GRANTS) CDC To Divvy Up $3.8M for SIPS Competitive Supplements
    The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) is seeking applicants for its Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers (PRC): Special Interest Project Competitive Supplements (SIPS) program. CDC intends to divvy up some $3.8 among 50 applicants -- all of which have previously applied for and have been selected as Prevention Research Centers under CDC Program Announcement DP-09-001. Letters of intent are due by March 20. The deadline for applications is April 20. Funding awards are expected to be released Sept. 30.
03/08/2010 3:56 PM

(OUTREACH) 'Deputization' Can Enhance Capacity of Aging Services Agencies
    The current economic downturn has created an even more compelling case for enrolling eligible seniors in public benefits such as the Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) Medicare Part D prescription drug program. Indeed, community-based organizations can play an important role in that process, finds a just-released study by the National Council on Aging's National Center for Benefits Outreach & Enrollment.
03/08/2010 10:59 AM

(INVESTIGATIVE REPORT) AP Story Wrongly Elevates Number of Poor Elderly, Says Commerce Dept.
    The U.S. Department of Commerce is angrily refuting a claim made earlier this week in a report by the Associated Press that the number of elderly Americans in poverty is expected to double under a new formula being devised by the Census Bureau. The AP made the extraordinary assertion Tuesday (March 2) in an article that has since been distributed to and reprinted by thousands of U.S. and international news outlets.
03/05/2010 11:21 AM

(FORUM) Achieving Productive Aging Society Seen as 21st Century Challenge
    Scott Bass, provost of American University in Washington, DC, and founder of the gerontology program at the school, tells an Urban Institute (UI) forum March 4 it is time to establish a National Commission for a Productive Aging Society.
03/04/2010 3:57 PM

(SENATE) Association Blasts Measure Denying Emergency Aid for Seniors
    In a late evening vote on Wednesday (March 3), the Senate rejected two measures to provide an emergency benefit of $250 to seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities as a way of offsetting the lack of a cost-of-living adjustment in their 2010 Social Security benefits. Both amendments, part of the Tax Extender Act of 2009, would have provided nearly 57 million people economic aid to assist in rising healthcare and living costs.
03/04/2010 1:10 PM

(AARP) Last Decade Spelled Disaster for Older Workers
    Older workers endured a staggering 331% increase in unemployment over the last 10 years, a new analysis from the AARP Public Policy Institute shows. This dramatic rise in older unemployed workers has resulted in declining financial and retirement security for millions of Americans who have little time to make up the losses
03/04/2010 12:56 PM

(GRANTS) Alliance Funds Green Energy Improvements at Nonprofits
    The 2010 Energy Alert Alliance grant program assists educational institutions, churches, charitable organizations and community groups in reducing the costs of buying and installing state-of-the-art light fixtures in their facilities before the end of 2010. The deadline for applications is March 31.
03/04/2010 12:37 PM

(HOUSING) HUD Seeks Aging Funding Insights Prior to Releasing Guidance
    The Housing & Urban Development Department seeks insights on the reporting process for its Assisted Living Conversion Program (ALCP) and Emergency Capital Repair Program (ECRP), two initiatives that benefit low-income seniors. The deadline for comments is March 26.
03/04/2010 11:22 AM