More Texas seniors relying on food stamps, By Cindy Horswell and Renèe C. Lee, July 15, 2012, San Antonio Express-News: “At age 64, Paulette Lanius is a ‘Golden Boomer’ – one of the 76 million American babies born after World War II, a legacy of the legions of men and women described as the Greatest Generation. But the future for this Houston woman and thousands of other seniors appears to be far from great. The fastest-growing group of Texans receiving food stamps is the 60-64 age bracket. In the past six years, the number of those residents receiving food assistance – now issued in the form of a benefit debit card – has jumped by 106 percent to 85,000 as of this month, according to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The total number of recipients from all age groups has increased 58 percent…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty