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DOJ Sues Four States to Compel Five Years of SNAP Applicant Data

Federal officials say the records are needed to detect billions in overpayments that threaten program integrity.

State Audits Find $47.2 Million in North Carolina Unemployment Fraud and Widespread Payment Errors

Labor Department Puts Governors on Notice Over Pandemic‑Era Unemployment Fraud

Lula Sets September Goal to Zero INSS Benefit Backlog

Speaker Johnson Says Republicans Will Tackle Entitlements, Prompting Immediate Backlash

CDU Proposes Deutschlandticket in Place of Bürgergeld Mobility Cash

Government Says INSS Backlog Has Fallen and Aims to Clear Stock by Autumn

Sassa Confirms June Grant Dates With SRD Funded Through March 2027

Vance Says Anti-Fraud Drive Shut 800 Hospice Operations With 780 Offering No Response

Brazil Launches Two-Day INSS Task Force With 25,852 Extra Appointments

French Parliament Gives Final Approval to Sweeping Anti‑Fraud Law

Vance Cites 186,000 Deceased SNAP Recipients, 355,000 Duplicate Payments in Iowa Rally Claims

One Third of Eligible Households Miss Out on France’s RSA, Official Study Finds

Punjab CM Mann Rallies Youth to Build Jobs, Sets May 5 Plea for Tougher Anti-Defection Law

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

Arizona House Approves GOP Budget, Triggering Showdown With Hobbs

Appeals Court Upholds Cristina Kirchner’s Widow’s Pension

INSS Blocks Duplicate Benefit Requests as New Chief Launches 90‑Day Backlog Drive

Justice Lenia Batres Assigned New ISSSTE Cases Following Court Ruling for the Institute

Japan Weighs Food Tax Cut as Governors Warn of ¥2 Trillion Local Revenue Hit