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New Plan Would Cap Social Security Benefits at $100,000 for Couples

Backers say it could save up to $190 billion over 10 years.

Social Security Watchdog Report Altered to Hide Hours-Long Call Delays

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

DWP Opens Consultation to Bar Universal Credit for Hospital-Detained Offenders

Senators Demand Answers on SSA Plan to Halve Field Office Visits

Édouard Philippe Takes Prime-Time LCI Stage to Sharpen 2027 Bid and Assert Break With Macron

DWP Leaves Benefit Reforms Open as PIP Review Is Bound by OBR Limits

SSA Documents Reveal 2026 Plan to Halve Field Office Visits

Takaichi Leaves Door Open to Raising Japan’s High-Cost Medical Expense Cap

Himachal Pradesh to Count Daily-Wage Service Toward Pensions for Class-IV Staff

France’s 2026 Social Security Bill Moves Forward With Pension Reform Suspension and Higher Patient Costs

Government Rules Out PIP Eligibility Changes Until 2026 as Motability Speculation Grows

Reeves Signals Welfare Shake-Up as Reports Flag Motability Tax Changes Under Consideration

Agirc‑Arrco Talks Collapse, Leaving 14 Million Without November Pension Increase

Basque Government’s Bid to Take Over Pasaia Port Draws Coalition Pushback and PP Questions

White House Denies Reported Move to Remove Age From Disability Decisions

Germany Plans Stricter Grundsicherung to Replace Bürgergeld, With Faster and Tougher Sanctions

Social Security Chief Walks Back Retirement-Age Talk, Says Age Hike Not Under Consideration

Warren Challenges Trump SSA Claims as Agency Defends Wait-Time Data

Arunachal Pradesh Launches e-Bhavishya to Speed Pension Payouts