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Punjab Unveils Rehmat Card Cash Aid for Widows and Orphans

Registration runs through Zakat and Ushr Department offices across the province.

German Welfare Survey Finds Service Cuts Accelerating as 20% Halt Offers

CETIS Warns Catalonia’s Migration System Is Underfunded, Urges New Fund and Agency

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

WEF Warns on Spain’s Public Services as Global Risks Center on AI and Geopolitics

France Sets December Bill for Single Social Benefit Combining RSA, Housing Aid and Work Bonus

French Senate Backs Sweeping Anti‑Fraud Bill With Expanded Data Powers

Spain’s Dependency System Reports 25,000 Waiting-List Deaths in 2025 as Delays Stretch Close to a Year

Mexico Signs National Pact to Coordinate Bienestar Programs Across 16 Agencies

At 80, France’s Sécurité Sociale Confronts Debt Alarms as Its ‘Fundamental Right’ Role Endures

Russia’s Social Fund Reports Broad Pension Gains and Early Uptake of New Student Maternity Pay

German County Association Chief Seeks 30% Bürgergeld Cut for No‑Shows and End to 'Karenzzeit'

Greiz Landrat Pushes Work Requirement for Bürgergeld, Seeks Federal Green Light

Merz Rules Out Tax Hikes as SPD Pushes Back, Reform Panel Starts Work

Söder Presses Deep Cuts as Germany Opens Social‑Welfare Reform Drive

Germany Launches Social-State Commission to Streamline Tax-Funded Benefits by Year’s End

France Finalizes Autumn Bill to Strengthen Social Fraud Measures

Buenos Aires Grants Unlimited Free Subway Rides to Eligible Seniors

Spain’s Dependency System Struggles Under 342-Day Waits and Swollen Backlog

CDU Pushes Stricter Bürgergeld Sanctions, Coalition Tensions Heighten