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D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto is a Center research scientist and co-author of a fact sheet on rent burden shouldered by low-income seniors in California. In this brief interview, Padilla-Frausto discusses the concept of rent burden and poverty, regional rent and senior budgets, and the image of “worry-free” retirement living.
August 30, 2018
Ask the Expert
D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto is a Center research scientist and co-author of a fact sheet on rent burden shouldered by low-income seniors in California. In this brief interview, Padilla-Frausto discusses the concept of rent burden and poverty, regional rent and senior budgets, and the image of “worry-free” retirement living.
August 30, 2018
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Need and numbers: New survey of state legislature spotlights demand for better ways to gauge poverty
The economic downturn and the high cost of living in California has left many families caught in the middle — they do not have enough money to make ends meet yet are not considered "poor" enough to qualify for many safety-net programs.
May 16, 2012
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Need and numbers: New survey of state legislature spotlights demand for better ways to gauge poverty
The economic downturn and the high cost of living in California has left many families caught in the middle — they do not have enough money to make ends meet yet are not considered "poor" enough to qualify for many safety-net programs.
May 16, 2012
Press Releases
UCLA study finds that most lack access to health insurance, adequate food The demand for caregivers is growing rapidly as California's population ages, but the majority of the state's Medi-Cal caregivers earn poverty or near-poverty wages and have poor access to health care and food, a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research has found.
April 11, 2012
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UCLA study finds that most lack access to health insurance, adequate food The demand for caregivers is growing rapidly as California's population ages, but the majority of the state's Medi-Cal caregivers earn poverty or near-poverty wages and have poor access to health care and food, a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research has found.
April 11, 2012
Press Releases
Sacramento, CA – Data and research on what it really takes for seniors to make ends meet in each of California’s 58 counties will be released on September 14, 2010 in California's State Capitol. Tuesday’s release is the latest update of the Elder Economic Security StandardTM Index (Elder Index), a tool that measures the actual costs of basic necessities for older adults.
September 14, 2010
Press Releases
Sacramento, CA – Data and research on what it really takes for seniors to make ends meet in each of California’s 58 counties will be released on September 14, 2010 in California's State Capitol. Tuesday’s release is the latest update of the Elder Economic Security StandardTM Index (Elder Index), a tool that measures the actual costs of basic necessities for older adults.
September 14, 2010
Press Releases
If you are elderly and live in California, how poor do you have to be to become eligible for public assistance? Too poor, says a new report issued by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR).
February 26, 2008
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If you are elderly and live in California, how poor do you have to be to become eligible for public assistance? Too poor, says a new report issued by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR).
February 26, 2008