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UK Scraps Two-Child Limit for Universal Credit, With Changes Taking Effect April 6

Officials project the reform will lift 450,000 children out of poverty.

Greens Push Child Exemption as More Minors Face Bürgergeld Sanctions in Germany

UK Healthy Life Expectancy Falls to Record Low as Local Gaps Near 20 Years

Spain Approves 2030 Plan Featuring Universal €200 Child Benefit

MPs Back Scrapping Two-Child Benefit Limit in 458–104 Second-Reading Vote

CaixaProinfancia Reached 67,000 Children in 2025, Foundation Reports

Frozen Tax Thresholds to Pull 35,000 More Families Into Child Benefit Charge by 2029

Poorest Britons’ Discretionary Income Down 2.1% as Wealthiest Up 10.3%, Study Finds

Tafel Germany 2025 Report: Child Share Rises as Demand Strains Capacity

Christmas in the Wards Marks 29th Year With 10,000 Gifts for Chicago Children

Extreme Heat Tied to Lower Early Learning in 3- and 4-Year-Olds, Cross-National Study Finds

Badenoch Launches Review to Redefine Disability for Benefits and Tighten Welfare Rules

UK Publishes Child Poverty Strategy, Scrapping Two‑Child Cap From April

Activists Dump Horse Manure Under Ritz Christmas Tree as Met Police Investigate

Two-Child Benefit Cap To End In April 2026, With £3 Billion Annual Price Tag

UK to Extend Free School Meals to All Universal Credit Families From 2026

Die Arche Founder Accuses Germany of Failing on Child Poverty

RTL Marks 30 Years With 30-Hour Spendenmarathon Starting Nov. 20

Germany’s Child Poverty Risk Rises to 15.2% in 2024, Official Data Show

Labour Poised to Scrap Two-Child Benefit Cap in Nov. 26 Budget