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State Audit Says NYC Spent $368 Million on Street Homelessness as Oversight Gaps Persist

The comptroller estimates roughly $81,000 per unsheltered person in FY2025 with spending projected to climb in FY2026.

Bundestag Holds First Reading of Domestic Violence Bill Adding Electronic Monitoring

German Cabinet Approves Disability Equality Bill Expanding Accessibility

Germany Launches 2026 Microcensus Survey of 1% of Population

Duma Advances Job-Protection Bill, Previews Wider Benefits Plan for SVO Veterans

Japan Finalizes 2026 Health Fee Hike as Patients Face Higher Caps and Drug Co-Pays

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

Bundesrat Poised to Vote on Wehrdienstgesetz After Committee Backs Approval

France to Extend ‘Honorability’ Checks to Children’s Disability Services Starting April 2026

Japan Finalizes Provisional Child-Support Rule at ¥20,000 Per Child, Effective April 2026

South Africa Extends R370 SRD Grant to March 2027

Unédic Lays Out Options to Rein In Costly Ruptures Conventionnelles

Karnataka Ends Caste Survey Fieldwork, Opens Online Window Through Nov. 10

Russian Lawmakers Float New Paid Leave for Fathers, From Annual Days to Post-Birth Week

NRW Cabinet Backs Longer Police Exclusion Orders for Domestic Violence Cases

Germany’s Civil-Servant Health Subsidies Top €22 Billion, Bundestag Analysis Finds

Uttarakhand Cabinet Approves Sweeping Anti-Conversion Law Amendments

Germany Advances €3.2 Billion in Child Support as Recovery Stalls

Germany Plans Electronic Ankle Monitors for Domestic Violence Offenders After Record Victim Toll

Spain Approves Overhaul of Dependency and Disability Laws