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SCSEP was authorized by the United States Congress in Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 [3] and its later amendments [4] to provide subsidized, part-time, community service work based training for low-income persons age 55 or older who have poor employment prospects. The program has evolved significantly in the last 50 years.
In addition to government expenditures, private welfare spending, i.e. social insurance programs provided to workers by employers, [10] in the United States is estimated to be about 10% of the U.S. GDP or another $1.6 trillion, according to 2013 OECD estimates. [11]
Roughly 1 in 5 Americans over 65 were employed in 2023, four times the number in the mid-80s. Employers are gradually recognizing the value of older workers and taking steps to retain them.
Older Americans Act of 1965: Long title: To provide assistance in the development of new or improved programs to help older persons through grants to the States for community planning and services and for training, through research, development, or training project grants, and to establish within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare an operating agency to be designated as the ...
Fighting Ageism. Searching for a job after 50 can be daunting, particularly if you're looking for the first time in years — even decades. But older job seekers who want to stay in the workforce ...
Older Americans told BI these programs didn't always provide enough aid to pay their bills. Mary and Steve Dacus, both in their late 60s in Robinson, Illinois, receive $23 in SNAP benefits and ...