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SNAP Participation Plunges After OBBB With Arizona Leading Losses

Analysts say stricter rules tied to state penalties are pushing eligible people off food aid.

Germany Sets 2027 Rollout for Automatic Child Benefit After Cabinet Approval

Bavarian Cabinet Advances Kita Law Overhaul With 25% Funding Boost

Spain Approves 2030 Plan Featuring Universal €200 Child Benefit

SNAP Work Rules Expand Nationwide as States Enforce 80-Hour Requirement

INPS Extends Under-35 Bonus to Partita IVA Holders, Applications Open Jan. 31–Mar. 2

CGIL Says Pension Rule Changes Put 55,000 Early‑Exit Workers at Risk From 2027

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

Lula Sanctions Complementary Law 226 Authorizing Retroactive Public-Sector Benefits

Government Returns R$2.82 Billion to INSS Beneficiaries Over Unauthorized Deductions

France Delays New Birth Leave to July 2026

DWP Clarifies Overpayment Recovery: Terminally Ill May Seek Waivers in Exceptional Cases

Spain Drops Income-Tax Filing Requirement for Jobless Whose Only Income Is Unemployment Benefits

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

DWP Opens Review for Pension-Age PIP Claimants to Seek Enhanced Mobility Backpay

Karnataka Assembly Passes SC Internal Reservation Bill With 6-6-5 Split

Media Estimate Sets 2026 Pension Lump-Sum Limit Near 440,000 Rubles as Officials Explain Delay Benefits

Japan Backs Off Insurance Cut for OTC-Like Prescriptions, Plans Fixed Copays

Catalan Ombudsperson Launches Five Work Groups to Coordinate Homelessness Response

Bavarian Parliament Passes Water Charge, Expands Police Drone Powers, Halves Care Allowance