elderly person
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Households with at least one elderly person have a lower monthly per capita income of around 3,568 rupees as compared with 4,098 rupees for a unit without an elderly member.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
I say that on behalf of your aunt, but also for every other vulnerable elderly person who could do with a nephew like you.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
"An elderly person living permanently in a village has a perfect right to be there but is not hiring paddleboards and kayaks, or going to restaurants," he says.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
By 2023, spending on each elderly person had risen 19% after inflation; on each child, just 2%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
Agatha Swanburne was long dead, of course, although she had lived to be a very elderly person indeed.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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