Massachusetts Elder Economic Security Standard Index

JUNE 2009 Lifelines Launch Materials

• Lifelines for Elders Living on the Edge: How Elder Support Programs Compare to Living Costs (Full Report)
• 2009 Massachusetts Elder Index Statewide Fact Sheet

• County-by-county facts heets available upon request.

• Lifelines Release Event Agenda
• PRESS RELEASE: Lifelines Release Event

Original Massachusetts Standard

• Elder Economic Security Standard for Massachusetts 2006

Massachusetts Media

• 9-20-08, Poverty by Outdated Numbers, The Boston Globe
• 6-20-07, Elder Care: Not Just an Old Problem, Malden Observer
• 5-2-07, Seniors Could Defer Paying Proposition 2 1/2 Taxes Under Bill, Eagle-Tribune
• 4-26-07, Advocacy Group Pushes Budget Funding for Needy Seniors, Fifty Plus Advocate
• 4-7-07, Living the Not-So-Golden Years, The Boston Globe
• 1-5-07, It's Not Your Fault, Sharon Advocate
• 12-13-06, Seniors Feel Financial Pinch, Metro West Daily News
• 12-13-06, Mass Elders at Economic Risk, Worcester Business Journal
• 12-13-06, Senior Paychecks Are Not Enough, The Patriot Ledger
• 11-30-06, New Report Reveals that High Costs of Living Threaten Elders in Massachusetts, PR Newswire
• 2006, Mass. Elders Feeling Tough Economic Squeeze, The Boston Channel 5
• 2006, Low-Income Elderly Need Help: Social Security is Not Enough, Telegram and Gazette
• 3-6-06, New Report Highlights High Cost of Living for Seniors, Townonline