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HMRC Warns Parents Pay Rises Could Trigger Child Benefit Repayments

A new PAYE online tool lets some employees settle the High Income Child Benefit Charge without a full tax return.

Argentina Confirms 3.4% May Pension Increase Under CPI Link

UK Councils Step Up Blue Badge Fraud Crackdown Over Widespread Misuse

Mexico’s Welfare Ministry Warns of Phone Scam Using Cloned Audio of Its Secretary

Mexico Opens One-Stop Service Center for Farmworkers in San Quintín

UCA Questions Argentina’s Reported Poverty Drop as INDEC Faces Methodology Scrutiny

California Tightens CalFresh Eligibility Based on Immigration Status

UK Woman Who Claimed Debilitating Anxiety Sentenced for PIP Fraud

TCU Orders MEC to Suspend and Block Irregular Pé‑de‑Meia Payments After Audit

DWP Tells MPs Access to Work Waits Now Up to 37 Weeks as Demand and Costs Rise

Universal Credit Migration Nears Completion as Councils Issue New Support Grants

HMRC Confirms Child Benefit Rise From April 6 to £27.05 for First Child, £17.90 for Additional Children

DWP Launches Crisis and Housing Payments on April 1 Under £1 Billion Fund

PM Shehbaz Pledges Full Federal Backing for Sindh Projects After Meeting With CM Murad

Racist Backlash Follows Galway Pantry Photo as Online Claims Target Indian Students

DWP Confirms Nearly 1.5 Million Cold Weather Payments as Calls for Faster, Larger Support Grow

Government Triples ‘Jobcentre on Wheels’ Fleet as Vans Roll Into Blackpool and Fleetwood

Punjab Ramadan Festivals Draw 300,000 as Government Adds Free Iftar and Cash Aid

UK Pensioners Urged to Claim Winter Fuel Payment Before 31 March Cut-Off

DWP Urges Last Manual Claims for Winter Fuel Payment by 31 March After Automatic Window Closes