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Families Minister Proposes Cutting Unterhaltsvorschuss Age to 16

The plan has prompted an SPD rejection and a rival push to tighten debt recovery that could shift costs onto municipalities and families

SPD Expert Proposes Five‑Year Transition for Ending ‘Rente mit 63’ as Party Rift Widens

Cabinet Approves First-Stage Reform of Child and Youth Welfare Prioritizing Group Support

West Bengal Moves to Fast‑Track Uniform Civil Code, Plans Anti‑Conversion and Land Limits

Coalition Moves to End the 'Rente mit 63' as States Demand Protections

Burnham Pledges to Make Social Care His Defining Priority as Funding Options Leak

Government Confirms Up to £4,500 Bursary for Universal Credit Families to Back Teen Apprenticeships

Committee Urges Temporary Universal Credit Uplift for 66-Year-Olds

Aragón Removes Weekly Allowance for Unaccompanied Foreign Minors

Burnham Announces 20% Business‑Rates Cut for Pubs, Clubs and Live‑Music Venues

PP‑Led Regions Boycott Immigration Conference, Forcing Its Suspension

Parliament Confirms François‑Noël Buffet as France's Défenseur des droits

Macron Visits Asterya to Highlight Integrated Care for Children in State Care

Germany Will Tie Retirement Age to Life Expectancy for People Born From 1965

NRW Cabinet Approves Record €115.5 Billion 2027 Budget With €5 Billion New Borrowing

Söder Says 'Minijobs' Will Stay, Challenging Pension Commission Proposal

Victims' Commissioner Seeks Monthly Payments for DDR Forced‑Doping Victims

Maybrit Illner Returns to Prime Time to Interview Chancellor Friedrich Merz

Germany Replaces Bürgergeld With Stricter Grundsicherung From July 1, 2026

UK Launches £3,000 Youth Jobs Grant to Tackle Rising Youth Inactivity