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Retirement Confidence Drops as Costs Rise, EBRI Survey Finds

Rising living costs are eroding retirement security.

HMRC Confirms Child Benefit Rise From April 6

Brazil's Bolsa Família Dependence Plateaus at 38.6 per 100 Formal Jobs

Italy’s Poverty-or-Exclusion Rate Eases to 22.6% in 2025, Istat Finds

Retirement Entry Cuts Poverty for New French Pensioners, Study Finds

German Court Upholds Denial of Bürgergeld to Heiress With Million-Euro Inheritance

Bundessozialgericht Rules Private School Fees Not Deductible Under BAföG or Bürgergeld

Mexico City Sets 2026 Social Budget Above 13 Billion Pesos as It Moves to Lock In Social Spending

Child Benefit to Rise 3.8% From April as Two-Child Cap Ends

Trussell Trust Reports 2.6 Million Food Parcels in 2025 as Need Persists Despite 12% Fall

Himachal Cabinet Revamps Panchayat Reservations, Axes 15 Stalled Hydel Projects

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

DAK Study Finds 37% of German Nursing-Home Residents on Social Aid, Urges Cap on Co-Payments

France Delays Family-Allowance Top-Up to Age 18 for New Cases, Effective Today

Spain’s Poverty Risk Eases as Jobs Hit Record, but In‑Work Hardship Persists

CBO Moves Social Security’s Main Trust Fund Insolvency to 2032

UK Launches £126 Million Kinship Zones Pilot to Pay Family Carers in Seven Councils

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

Nearly 320,000 Irish Households Were in Energy Arrears in December, CRU Reports

Bolsa Família Sets March Payouts for March 18–31 by NIS With Day-One Release in Emergency Areas