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AARP Opposes Plan to Fast-Track Social Security Fix Through Advisory Board

The group warns the process would bypass normal committee review and limit public debate, raising questions about accountability and transparency.

Senators Seek Fast-Track Vote to Force Social Security Solvency Plan

Cassidy Proposes Investment Fund to Shore Up Social Security

Trustees Say Social Security Faces Trust‑Fund Exhaustion in Late 2032; Senators Propose Lifting Payroll‑Tax Cap

May Inflation Lifts Private Forecasts for 2027 Social Security COLA

House Republican Appears to Fake Phone Call to Dodge Question on Johnson’s Entitlement Remarks

INSS Reactivates Cooperation Pact With Contag, Prompting Immediate Legal Challenges

Congress Pushes To Raise MEI Revenue Ceiling While Government Weighs Phased Fixes

Spain Expands Flexible Retirement to Include Self‑Employed Workers

Think Tank Proposes $100,000 Cap on Top Social Security Benefits

Congress Weighs Repeal of Social Security Earnings Test as 2026 Limits Squeeze Workers

France Moves to Cap Sick-Leave Prescriptions at 31 Days, With Renewals Up to 62

France Tightens Sick-Leave Rules as Government Targets Fraud and Long Absences

Brazil’s Chamber Approves Bill to Enroll Graduate Research Scholars in Social Security

DWP Confirms 3.8% Rise to Disability Benefits From April as PIP Awards Lengthen

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

UK Confirms 4.8% State Pension Rise From April 6, 2026 as Age Increase to 67 Begins

Senators Press SSA to Extend Retroactive Fairness Act Payments to Full Year

Counties Back Work Mandates as German Labor Ministry Rejects Plan for Bürgergeld Recipients

Brazil's Senate Economic Committee Approves Bill Ending Maternity Benefit Waiting Period