Puerto Rico's Seniors Living in
Poverty
SAN JUAN -- Approximately half the people over the
age of 60 in Puerto Rico live below the poverty level, according to
a study by the office of the ombudsperson for the elderly released
Wednesday.
The report "Economic Equity and Puerto Rico's
Elderly Population," conducted by professors Linda Colon and
Heriberto Martin, indicated that 43.6 percent of people aged 60 and
over in the U.S. commonwealth receive Social Security benefits. But
that federal assistance, estimated at just over $7,000 annually, is
insufficient to cover basic daily expenses and is less than the U.S.
federal government's poverty threshold of $9,669 for an individual
aged 65 or over. 
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