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Peer Urges Means-Testing of UK State Pension as Centenary Rekindles Funding Debate

Ministers have said they have no plans to means-test the benefit.

Government Tables Bill to Scrap Two-Child Benefit Cap, Triggering Clash With Tories and Reform

Mexico’s 2026 Minimum Wage Takes Effect With 13% National Rise, 5% Border Increase

NMC Strikes Off Senior NHS Nurse Over Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Muslim Posts

Argentina Sets Jan. 6 Pilot to Shift Social Plans to Training Vouchers

HMRC Urges Families To Claim Child Benefit, With Three-Month Backdating and £897 Per Additional Child

France Delays New Birth Leave to July 2026

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

Fonavi List 22 Payouts Underway as Peru Disburses S/102 Million by DNI Schedule

Italian ‘Forest Family’ Loses Appeal as Juvenile Court Plans Custody Review

Hesse Raids Target Welfare Fraud: 29 Warrants Executed, €850,000 Seized in LKA-Led Sweep

German Cabinet Approves Bill to Curb Abusive Paternity Acknowledgements

INSS Temporarily Doubles Atestmed Sick-Leave Limit to 60 Days Through April

Mexico Confirms 2026 Bienestar Pensions Will Rise With Inflation

USDA Threatens SNAP Administrative Cuts Over Data Demand as Judge Blocks Collection in 22 States

Top Court Upholds 2022 Welfare Rates as Government Moves to Tighten 2026 Benefits

Brazil Sets Dec. 10 Launch for Gov.br Betting Self-Exclusion

Government Scraps Two-Child Benefit Cap After Budget Decision

France Moves to Charge Non‑EU Retirees for Access to Public Health Care

Mattarella Warns of Record-Low Births, Urges Better Pay and Services at Natality Forum