TY - JOUR T1 - Improving Pension Income and Reducing Poverty at<br/>Advanced Older Ages: <em>Longevity Insurance Benefits</em> <br/> <em>in Ireland and Poland as Models for the United States</em> JF - The Journal of Retirement SP - 111 LP - 120 DO - 10.3905/jor.2017.4.3.111 VL - 4 IS - 3 AU - John A. Turner AU - Gerard Hughes AU - Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak AU - David M. Rajnes Y1 - 2017/01/31 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/4/3/111.abstract N2 - In the United States, poverty rates increase at advanced older ages, a trend absent from Ireland and Poland. This article discusses the Age 80 Allowance in Ireland for persons aged 80 and older and the Care Allowance in Poland for persons aged 75 and older as longevity insurance benefit programs that reduce poverty at advanced older ages. Both Ireland and Poland have poverty rates for persons aged 75 and older that are equal to or lower than for persons aged 65 and older. The article discusses proposals for longevity insurance benefits as part of Social Security in the United States and Canada.TOPICS: Social security, developed markets, legal/regulatory/public policy ER -