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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.

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

France’s Treasury Backs 65 Retirement Age as Studies Warn of a Growing Pension Gap

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

France’s 2025 Social Security Deficit Falls to €21.6 Billion, Better Than Forecast

Dutch Minister Pauses Fast-Track AOW Age Plan After Backlash

AARP, Dave Ramsey Split on When to Claim Social Security as Retirees Weigh Trade-Offs

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

Greens Push Child Exemption as More Minors Face Bürgergeld Sanctions in Germany

Germany’s Pension Commission Opens Talks on Raising Retirement Age to 70

CBO Warns Social Security Trust Fund Will Be Depleted by 2032 as 2026 Updates Roll Out

Reform UK Split Over State Pension Triple Lock as Jenrick Backs It, Farage Says It Is 'Open for Debate'

Brazil’s Pension Shortfall Hits 3.42% of GDP as Calls Grow for New Reform

France Sets 'Zero Tolerance' Social-Fraud Plan With Benefit Suspensions on Serious Suspicion

Maternal Capital to Rise Feb. 1 in Russia With LNR Implementing a 5.6% Increase

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

Russia Advances Pension Changes With Mass Recalculations and Proposal to Lift Care Allowance

Peer Urges Means-Testing of UK State Pension as Centenary Rekindles Funding Debate

Russia Sets 2026 Pension Changes: 7.6% Indexation, Early January Payouts, 270-Month Funded Pensions

CMN Approves Tighter Investment Rules for Brazil’s Public-Sector Pension Funds