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Social Security Schedules Early August Payments as Overpayment Withholdings Begin

The SSA’s calendar advances SSI checks to Aug. 1, pre-May 1997 retiree payments to Aug. 2; birth-date payment waves follow on Aug. 13, 20, 27.

California Records 230,443 Homeless Students as Key Grants Face Expiration

Viral X Thread on Bengaluru Techie’s Layoff Triggers Debate Over India’s Safety Nets

Prince William to Mark Homewards Second Anniversary on Princess Diana's Birthday

Legal Challenge Threatens Hampstead Heath Ladies’ Pond Trans-Inclusive Policy

Disadvantaged Teens Drive New Youth-Led Big Issue Edition

Germany Confronts Pension Shortfalls With 3.74% Midyear Benefit Increase

Cáritas Sees Surge in Demand as Households Struggle with Poverty and Housing Costs

Dortmund’s €5,000 Car Allowance for Bürgergeld Recipients Divides Lawmakers

Court Rejects Woman’s Attempt to Rewrite Birth Year for Early Retirement

YouTube Restores Queer AIDS Prevention Channel After Temporary Deletion

Nevada Tops US in ‘Dark Personality’ Traits, Vermont at the Bottom, Study Finds

Indore Anganwadi Centre Evolves Into Holistic Support Hub for Women

Cáritas Dioceses in Toledo and Valencia Assist 63,566 People as Crises Multiply

Fewer Than Half of German Cities Have UN Disability Rights Plans

Preparations Underway for Exhumation of 796 Children’s Remains in Tuam

Global Fertility Halves Since 1960s as 76% of Countries Dip Below Replacement Levels

Germany Plans New Welfare Scheme to Crack Down on Mafia-Style Bürgergeld Fraud

Divorced Co-Owner and Disabled Son Evicted from Vigo Home

Germany to Raise Pensions by 3.74% as Low-Income Retirees Fall to 23.4%