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House Backs Rotisserie Chicken Purchases With SNAP in 384–35 Vote

The move tests whether Congress will modernize SNAP’s hot‑food ban without broad changes to the program.

HMRC Brings May Child Benefit Payments Forward for Bank Holidays

New Mexico Sets May 1 Start for SNAP Expense Verification

EU Court Strikes Down Bavaria’s Indexed Family Allowance

Peru Opens Techo Propio 2026 Registration With Two-Day Priority for Households With Severe Disabilities

ANSES Pays April Pensions With 2.9% Increase and a Capped $70,000 Bonus

Tokyo to Pay ¥11,000 Per Child Under 15, Payouts Start April 13

UK Child Benefit Rates Rise From April 6 as HMRC Urges Parents To Claim Now

Ukraine Sets 12.1% Pension Indexation From March 1 for About 10 Million

State Pension Errors Tied to Missing Carers’ Credits Trigger Back Payments and Checks

Haryana Sets May House‑Listing as Chandigarh Finalizes Charges for India’s 2027 Digital Census

SNAP Purchase Limits Expand as Oklahoma and Idaho Begin Restrictions, Louisiana to Follow

NYC Social Services Chief Molly Wasow Park Resigns as Mamdani Plans Leadership Change

HMRC Urges Universal Credit Workers To Open Help To Save Accounts With 50% Bonus

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

Kerala Assembly Joins Karnataka in Resolutions Urging Repeal of VB-G RAM G, Restoration of MGNREGA

SNAP Work Rules Expand Nationwide as States Enforce 80-Hour Requirement

Newcastle Opens Household Support Fund Payouts of £200, Rising to £300 for Child Benefit Households

Cabinet Extends Atal Pension Yojana Through FY2030-31, Commits Outreach and Gap Funding

UK Sets £1 Billion-a-Year Crisis and Resilience Fund to Replace Household Support From April 2026