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Pensions

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Union Divides Over Planned Expansion of the Mütterrente

Rising fiscal objections in the CDU are putting pressure on a legally adopted pension boost that the CSU frames as a question of justice.

Leaked DRV Calculations Show German Pension Contribution Rate Rising Sharply

Aging Pressures Push Later Retirement and Upfront Pension Costs in Spain and Argentina

UK State Pension Rises 4.8% as Pension Age Starts Climbing to 67

OBR: Frozen Personal Allowance to Pull 600,000 More Pensioners Into Income Tax in 2026–27

Ukraine Sets 12.1% Pension Indexation From March 1 for About 10 Million

England to Raise Free Bus Pass Age to 67 From April 2026

UK Sets April Welfare Overhaul: Longer PIP Awards, Disability Uplift and Universal Credit Rebalance

Ukraine Moves to Restore Suspended Pensions for IDPs and Occupied‑Area Residents

UK Confirms April Minimum Wage Increases, Lifting National Living Wage to £12.71

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

Media Estimate Sets 2026 Pension Lump-Sum Limit Near 440,000 Rubles as Officials Explain Delay Benefits

Russia Plans 6.8% Increase to Social and State Pensions From April 1

State Pension to Rise 4.8% in April 2026 as Ministers Develop Tax Workaround

Free Bus Pass Age in England to Rise Next April as Councils Get Scope to Extend Concessions

Russia Plans 7.6% Pension Indexation From January 2026 as Draft Outlines Wider Social Payment Rises

DWP Urges Pension Checks as £104m Repaid for Missing Carer Credits

HMRC Urges 370,000 Carers to Reclaim Missing Pension Credits as Scheme Goes Indefinite

Italy’s Average Retirement Age Rises to 64.8 as Pension Gaps Widen

One in Four German Pensioners with 45 Years’ Contributions Lives on Under €1,300