WUNRN
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Women make up for the majority of older people and this is even more the
case for the population aged 80 and older. The greater poverty risk for older
women living alone means that they might be less able to afford long-term care
out of their own pocket. They might potentially have an increased need for
formal care due to lack of support from close relatives. The fact that more
than 1/3 of poor older households in the EU are made up of women who live alone
shows that the numbers concerned are by far not insignificant.
