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

The plan targets high earners as one of several ideas now in play to reduce the risk of a trust fund shortfall projected for 2032.

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

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

Social Security Sends Final January Payments This Week as 2026 Rules Take Effect

Timms Review Issues First Update, Finalising 12-Member Steering Group on PIP

Italy’s Pensions Deemed Stable for Now as New Report Flags Risks From Early Exits and Soaring Assistance

Lula Enacts Ban on Automatic INSS Deductions as Refunds Top R$2.8 Billion

France Begins 2026 Under Special Law That Freezes New Budget Measures

France’s Budget Standoff Deepens as Senate Rejects Social Security Bill and ‘Special Law’ Looms

No Green Light Yet for ONP 4 UIT Withdrawal as Congress Weighs Multiple Bills

Social Security’s 2026 Increase Set at 2.8% as Congress Weighs $200 Supplement and COLA Cap Idea

Spain’s Early-Retirement Penalties Draw Fire as Long-Career Workers Cite Lasting Cuts

Senate Democrats Push $200 Monthly Social Security Boost Through July 2026