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Thousands Gather in London to Protest Spending Cuts

The People’s Assembly organized the largely peaceful demonstration to urge ministers to reverse welfare cuts ahead of this month’s spending review.

UK Government to Restore Winter Fuel Payments for More Pensioners

Government maintains exclusion of millionaire pensioners as it prepares winter fuel payment rethink

UK government weighs scrapping two-child benefit cap to tackle child poverty

DWP Confirms Early Benefit Payments for Spring Bank Holiday

UK Benefits Scheduled for May 26 to Be Paid Early on May 23, DWP Confirms

Bavaria's Bezahlkarte Linked to 30% Rise in Asylum Seeker Departures

UK Refugee Benefits Spending Surges, Prompting Calls for Policy Overhaul

IFS Report Finds NHS Delays Account for Minimal Rise in UK Disability Benefit Claims

UK Government Confirms Disability Benefit Overhaul Despite Public Opposition

Supreme Court Upholds NFSA Cap, Urges States to Tackle Poverty Beyond Free Rations

Labour Stands Firm on Two-Child Benefit Cap Despite Mounting Child Poverty

Labour's Welfare Reforms Face Backlash Over Rising Costs and Workforce Decline

Elterngeld Recipient Numbers Decline for Third Consecutive Year

Labour Faces Growing Backlash Over £5 Billion Welfare Cuts

Bavaria's Payment Card for Asylum Seekers Faces Continued Criticism After Statewide Rollout

Germany's Expanded 'Mütterrente' Faces Scrutiny Over Costs and Funding

Labour Faces Internal Rift Over Proposed Disability Benefit Cuts

UK Government Considers Changes to Two-Child Benefit Cap Policy

France to Roll Out Simplified Resource Declarations for RSA and Activity Bonus