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Bürgergeld Pensions Pension Systems Pension Reform Child Poverty Pension Reforms Bürgergeld Reform Pensioners Pension System Food Assistance Programs

Agriculture Secretary Hails 4.3 Million Fewer on SNAP as Analysts Cite New Work Rules

USDA’s fraud claims rest on an opaque outside report about luxury cars.

USDA Pushes SNAP Crackdown After ‘Luxury Car’ Claim That Fact-Checkers Can’t Verify

Klingbeil Rejects €12 Billion Shift of Bürgergeld Health Costs as Government Weighs Sick-Pay Cuts

IMSS to Start Strict Pension Checks in May That Could Suspend Payments

Butler Keeps NDIS Means Testing on the Table as Budget Reforms Near

UK State Pension Rises 4.8% as Pension Age Starts Climbing to 67

UK Lifts Two-Child Benefit Cap, Restoring Support for Larger Families

Japan Finds Low-Income Parents Face Heavier Tax and Social Insurance Burden Than U.S., U.K., Germany and France

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

Germany’s Poverty Burden Rises as Saxony-Anhalt Rates Vary by Benchmark

Think Tank Says 'Sickfluencers' and AI Are Skewing UK Disability Claims

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

Argentina Ends 'Volver al Trabajo' and Shifts to Training Vouchers, Final Payment on April 9

DWP Confirms April Universal Credit Rise for Nearly 4 Million as Health Element Changes for New Claims

Official Data Show Youth Homelessness in Germany Nearly Tripled Since 2022

Police Probe New Death Threats Against Nordhausen Official Over Youth Work Requirement

Spain Approves Decree Guaranteeing Public Health Care for Undocumented Residents

WASPI Sets Next Legal Steps After Reviewing Government’s Second Rejection of £2,950 Payouts

Spain Approves First National Strategy to Address Unwanted Loneliness

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