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Commons Backs Repeal of Two‑Child Benefit Cap as Government Targets April Start

Independent and government analyses forecast a sharp fall in child poverty if the cap ends.

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

DWP Urges Pension Credit Claims Ahead of April Rise With Backpay Available

SAD Unveils Punjab-First Plan, Pledges To Reopen Attari and Fazilka for Trade and Set Up Border Industrial Zone

DWP Begins ESA Wind-Down on March 1 as Universal Credit Migration Enters Final Stage

Spain to Means-Test Power Bill Discount for Large Families Under New Energy Poverty Strategy

Universal Credit Tops 8.4 Million as April Payment Rise and Health Reforms Near

Brazil Begins 2026 PIS/Pasep Payments as Bolsa Família Schedule Resumes This Week

Groceries and Essentials Benefit Is Now Law With Spring Top-Up and Five-Year Boost

West Bengal Advances Yuva Sathi Unemployment Allowance to April 1

DWP Confirms Income Data Sharing, Explores Wider Access for Mayoral Authorities

MPs Back Scrapping Two-Child Benefit Limit in 458–104 Second-Reading Vote

Himachal Pradesh Orders Fourth Phase of BPL Survey to Start Feb. 1

Expanded SNAP Work Requirements Take Effect Sunday in Many States

Russia Eases Child Allowance Rules for Large Families as Putin Orders Fast-Track

Cold Weather Payments Land for 1.47 Million Households, DWP Says

Government Tables Bill to Scrap Two-Child Benefit Cap, Triggering Clash With Tories and Reform

Delhi Clears 1 Kg Monthly Free Sugar for AAY Families Through March 2027

SNAP Overhaul Begins Jan. 1: New Work Rules, State Junk‑Food Bans, January Deposit Dates Released

Judge Extends SNAP Compliance Deadline and Halts USDA Penalties in States’ Challenge