Retirees

Forced banking: The Central Bank of Cuba insists on digitizing payments in a country with no cash and unstable connectivity

Cash crisis forces the government to rely on micro, small, and medium enterprises to pay pensions in Holguín

Retirees in Holguín continue to be condemned to humiliating queues to collect their meager checks

The average salary in Cuba loses more than 20% of its value in one year despite official increases

Neither cups nor spoons, and for food, just peas and boiled spaghetti: this is the state of a shelter in Cuba

The monthly postcard from Cuba: elderly people in long lines to collect their pensions

How many days does retirement money last for a Cuban? "That money is gone in five, six, or seven days."

Help from the U.S. makes a new home for grandparents in Santiago de Cuba possible

First grandparents' home within a workplace in Cuba opens in Villa Clara

Grandparents' home within a company in Villa Clara, "band-aids" from the regime for the sad situation of the elderly

Salaries and pensions under pressure: pizza and malt combo reignites debate on the cost of living in Cuba

What a Cuban could buy on the island with the money from their first pension: "This is what they paid me."

“Perhaps I can buy today, but how many people can’t?”: Food in Cuba, an increasingly unattainable luxury

An elderly man who was missing in Santiago de Cuba has been found dead

Cuban retiree to the regime: "Fewer and fewer people are being deceived by Castro's clowns."

Retirees in Havana express gratitude for the "miracle" of being able to receive their meager pensions

Elderly person reported missing in Santiago de Cuba

Pushes and chaos at a bank in Havana as retirees and workers try to withdraw their money

A Cuban helps an elderly woman who was begging for money on the streets of Bayamo and makes a plea to the regime

40 years of work for 7 dollars: the harsh reality of a retiree in Cuba

Gerardo Hernández praises a small and medium-sized enterprise for providing cash checkbooks to retirees, while Cubans question: What is it good for?

How the collapse of the Cuban social welfare system abandoned an entire generation of elderly people?

Neighbors of Cacocum express gratitude for donations from a solidarity project amid power outages and extreme poverty

Solidarity project delivers donations to elderly man surviving on a pension of 1,500 pesos in Holguín

Crisis in Cuba: Collecting pensions is a torment for the elderly

Julio Simoneau, a legend of Cuban cinema photography, has passed away

Cuban teacher, 89 years old, would like to return to the times of "such dedication to work and the revolution."

A postal employee has been sentenced to four years in prison for stealing pensions and money orders in Ciego de Ávila

Returning to Cuba to retire? Cuban in the U.S. explains why she is considering going back to the island after retiring

Retiree dies after robbery in a bank line in Cárdenas

"I worked for 57 years and have nothing": The moving testimony of an 83-year-old Cuban grandmother

Cuban regime promises to guarantee pensions despite the crisis: "It is a priority of the budget."

Andy Vargas returns to Cuba to watch his Industriales win

Cuban regime authorizes extra payments using savings from the salary fund

Millions in the United States will receive a Social Security increase before January: Check if you are among the beneficiaries

"This is what a retiree can buy with their pension": Cuban influencer showcases misery in viral video

Cuban retirees stand in long lines at the bank in Cárdenas to collect their meager pensions

Cuban shows the abundant food aid she received for free at this church in Miami

"I went from frying potatoes at McDonald’s to being president": Trump at the McDonald’s Summit

Inflation and skyrocketing dollar devastate Cuban pensions: The regime's increase disappears in four months

Less than 9 dollars: The new real value of minimum pensions in Cuba following the rise of the dollar and the euro

Cubana reveals what she spent on personal care products: "More than what a retired person earns."

White rice and hard peas: this is how impoverished people dependent on SAF survive in Holguín

Cuban retiree survives without light or money: “Sometimes we go days without eating”

Less than 10 dollars: This is how the increase in pensions turns out after movements in the informal currency market in Cuba

"I never imagined my old age like this": Recognized government-friendly journalist reveals the harsh reality of an elderly person in Cuba

Eating ice cream, always having coffee and milk, or enjoying fried chicken: the unattainable luxuries for older adults in Cuba

New dollar record in Cuba impacts pension increases and renders the "leave no one behind" initiative ineffective

Bruno Rodríguez celebrates increase in pensions: "The Revolution leaves no one behind."

Bad news for U.S. retirees: Social Security checks may increase, but purchasing power will decline

"He who lives on a pension is dying of hunger": Video portrays the suffocating reality of retirees in Cuba

Testimony from an elder exposes the hunger and abandonment of elderly people in Cuba

Street solidarity reveals the precariousness and abandonment of the elderly in Cuba

Who gets paid first in Cuba? Pensioners and farmers compete for the scarce cash

This is how pensions in Cuba will look after the new increase

"Houses collapsing just like faith": A viral testimony exposes the dramatic reality of Cuba

Cuban government reaffirms the retirement age in response to "misinterpretations."

How much does a Cuban need to eat in a month? Survey reveals alarming figures

Retired university professor survives by selling bags in Cuba

Economist clarifies data regarding the announced increase in pensions in Cuba