Abstract:

Poverty has been a problem affecting all societies from past to present. The poverty that can be experienced in various social groups affects especially disadvantaged groups such as the elderly, disabled, women and children, who are at the focal point of social work more deeply. Older people constitute an important risk group affected by poverty and experience various aspects of poverty. Social work is one of the leading academic disciplines in combating poverty. Social workers take an active role in determining the needs and problems based on poverty, planning preventive and preventive services and establishing social policies. In this article, physiological changes regarding old age, which are seen as risk factors for elderly poverty, gender, employment, social assistance, discrimination, social isolation and loneliness will be discussed from a social work professional perspective and suggestions for poverty prevention will be presented.

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