“…Fifth and lastly, considering the issue of policy or program implemented to eradicate old-age poverty, there are viable issues and challenges encountered and need future adjustment. For instance, the government needs to expand the scope of its policy recipients (Muis et al, 2020), improved the provision of health services in aging rural communities (Utomo et al, 2018;Mohd et al, 2014), strengthen rural-rural connections (Mohd et al, 2014), integrated social protection strategies must take into account the formal and informal support (Ismail et al, 2015), the government needs to review the old age assistant program (Vaghefi et al, 2016) and also raising the retirement age (Vaghefi et al, 2016).…”