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Policymakers should mitigate the negative impacts of foreclosures on neighborhoods. Strategies should consider the needs of older adults.

Policymakers should explore new, more consumer-centered systems for providing low-income assistance. 

The following principles guide AARP’s efforts to further budgetary decisions that reflect the needs of all members of society. 

Congress and state legislatures should ensure that all lawfully present non-citizen residents who qualify for essential low-income benefits have access to them.

Asset limits for public-benefit programs should be increased to ensure that they do not discourage saving. These limits should then be indexed to keep up with inflation.

The federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit levels should be increased to bring beneficiaries up to the poverty level. States should supplement those benefit payments. 

Policymakers should improve financing options for manufactured housing.

Policymakers should ensure consumer protections for all manufactured homeowners. 

Policymakers should take actions to prevent and address homelessness. This includes: 

Policymakers should establish requirements or provide incentives for universal design features to be incorporated into homes.