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Senior Group Pegs 2027 Social Security COLA at 2.8%

The forecast raises concern that benefits may lag recent price gains for essentials.

SNAP Cutoffs Hit Illinois Refugees as New Rules Take Effect

U.S. Jobless Claims Tick Up to 210,000, Pointing to a Steady Labor Market

Chhattisgarh Transfers Rs 10,000 Each to 4.96 Lakh Landless Families

Brazil Expands Gás do Povo to 236,653 More Families in Piauí

Sheinbaum Leads Card Delivery as Pensión Mujeres Bienestar Rolls Out in Quintana Roo

Councils Issue Final Household Support Fund Payments as March 31 Deadline Nears

PP and Vox Move to Bar Undocumented Migrants From Balearic Social Income With 3-Year Residency Rule

DWP Data: Mental Health Dominates ‘Too Sick to Work’ Claims as UC Health Caseload Reaches 3.5 Million

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

Sindh Hands Out 300 Pink E‑Scooters to Women on International Women’s Day

Brazil's Lower House Approves R$600 Emergency Aid for Minas Gerais Flood Victims

DAK Study Finds 37% of German Nursing-Home Residents on Social Aid, Urges Cap on Co-Payments

Cologne Mayor Affirms Legal Basis for 20-Year Toleration as NRW Leader Urges Stricter Returns

Paris Homelessness Count Climbs 10% to 3,857 in Annual Survey

France to Mail 29-Year-Olds About Parenthood as It Expands Fertility Care

Ireland Makes Basic Income for Artists Permanent With €325 Weekly Payments for 2,000

Spain to Allow 23+ Living With Parents to Claim Minimum Income Benefit From 2026

Rostock Teen’s Half‑Orphan Pension Bid Stalls Again After Third Demand for Documents

Ukraine Moves to Restore Suspended Pensions for IDPs and Occupied‑Area Residents