Illinois Elder Economic Security Standard Index

• Full Report: The Illinois Elder Economic Security Standard™ Index
  • Statewide Data
• Full Policy Brief : Elders Living on the Edge: When Meeting Basic Needs Exceeds Available Income in Illinois
• Table: The Impact of Illinois Public Support Programs When Income Falls Short in Retirement
• Figure: Elder Economic Security Standard Index for Single Elders --Illinois Elders Can't Make Ends Meet
• Figure: Low Income Elders Are Unlikely to Achieve Economic Security without Medical and Housing Assistance

Illinois Media

• 6-23-08, IL Radio Network Coverage – The Honorable Jan Schakowsky speaks on EESI (MP3)

  6-23-08, IL Radio Network Coverage – Joan Kuriansky speaks on IL EESI (MP3)

• 6-25-08, Elderly on Fixed Incomes Stretching Dollars, Daily Chronicle
• 6-22-08, A Call to Baby Boomers: We Must Not Be Retiring About Our Debt To Society, Chicago Tribune
• 6-20-08, Elders Living 'Close to the Edge' , Community Media Workshop

State Resources

• Introducing the Illinois Elder Economic Security Initiative Program
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Joint Taskforce Report on Issues Affecting Women as They Age
• Seven Life-Defining Financial Decisions