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Expanded SNAP Work Requirements Take Effect Sunday in Many States

Advocates warn the tougher 80‑hour standard with narrower exemptions will reduce participation, straining local food aid.

Italy Backs Draft Caregiver Law With €400 Monthly Benefit Starting in 2027

Russia Advances Pension Changes With Mass Recalculations and Proposal to Lift Care Allowance

MPs Debate Lowering England's Bus Pass Age as DfT Confirms Year-Long Delay From April

Spain Raises Full-Retirement Age as New Pension Calculation Takes Effect

DWP Publishes Staff Guidance on Benefit Support Visits After Parliamentary Query

Russia Sets 2026 Pension Changes: 7.6% Indexation, Early January Payouts, 270-Month Funded Pensions

France Tightens Pension–Work Combination Rules Starting in 2027

December Bolsa Família Payouts Advanced as Caixa Pays NIS-8 Beneficiaries

Berlin Court Rejects Rigid €40,000 Asset Cutoff for Wohngeld, Orders Benefit Granted

UWV Halts Most Disability Reassessments as Wait Times Hit 90 Weeks

France Approves New Birth Leave for 2026 Newborns With Rollout Later in the Year

Federation Council Approves Bill Crediting Volunteer SVO Service Toward Length-of-Service Pensions

Unédic: 2023 Unemployment Reform Cut Benefit Duration 14%, Savings Seen at €4.5 Billion by 2027

EU Court Finds Denmark’s ‘Ghetto Law’ Could Be Discriminatory

Karnataka Assembly Passes SC Internal Reservation Bill With 6-6-5 Split

Brazil's Supreme Court Says Employers Pay 15 Days, INSS Pays Thereafter For Women On Protective Leave

Russia Sets 22,000-Ruble Average Pension in New Regions, Pledges Top-Up After Recalculations

Peru Enacts Law Formalizing Food Truck Businesses as Microenterprises

Spain’s Social Security Alerts Parents to New Two-Week Paid Parental Leave Starting Jan. 1, 2026