Did you know…
Social Security is virtually the only source of income for one in four women 65 and older.
The average Social Security benefit for women 65 and older is about $12,000 per year.
Without Social Security, half of women 65 and older would be poor.
Social Security provides benefits to 3.1 million children and lifted 1.1 million children out of poverty in 2009.
Read the Fact Sheet here> http://www.nwlc.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/womenandsocialsecuritykeyfactsjan2011.pdf
[Source: National Women’s Law Center]