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SNAP Enrollment Falls More Than 13% as H.R.1 Rules Take Effect

Expanded federal work and verification rules are linked to a rapid fall in SNAP enrollment that risks increasing hunger.

Treasury and DWP Weigh Withholding Income Tax From State Pension

Poland Tells Some Returnees to Apply for UK Jobseeker’s Allowance

Resolution Foundation Urges End to State Pension Triple Lock

Tories Propose Restricted Payment Cards for Offenders on Benefits

Triple Lock Pension Under Renewed Pressure From Watchdogs and Think Tanks

Tribal Woman Carries 90-Year-Old to Bank to Draw Rs 500 Pension

Japan Welfare Applications Fell 5.4% in February, Marking a Second Straight Decline

Conservatives Publish ‘Alternative King’s Speech’ Proposing ECHR Exit, Tougher Policing and North Sea Drilling

DWP FOI Shows 1.5 Million Migrants Claimed Universal Credit in Year to December 2025

Oxford Study Links Post-2013 Welfare Cuts to Surge in Long-Term Child Poverty

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

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

UK State Pension Age to 67 Begins Next Month in Phased Rollout

Conservatives Pledge to Restore Two-Child Benefit Cap to Fund Defence Buildup

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

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

FOI Data Show £15bn in Benefits Paid to Migrant Households Over 18 Months

DWP Sets 2026/27 Rates: Universal Credit Standard Allowance Rises as LCWRA Is Cut for New Claims

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