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German Funerals Grow Costlier as Court Tightens Path to Social Aid for Burial Bills

Applicants must show it was unreasonable to expect other obligated relatives to pay.

INSA Poll Finds Most in Germany Say Children Are No Longer Affordable

Cologne Mayor Orders Review of 19-Year Duldung Case After Files Cite Children as Deportation Barrier

TikToker at Center of Tafel Row Defends Eligibility in New Interview

Hartz und Herzlich Puts Care Standards and Jobcenter Tactics Under Fresh Scrutiny

Aurich Court Orders Jobcenter to Cover Full Rent Where Market Access Is Impaired

Hesse Raids Target Welfare Fraud: 29 Warrants Executed, €850,000 Seized in LKA-Led Sweep

At Modena’s San Cataldo Cemetery, Homeless Found Sleeping in Empty Niches

RTL Zwei’s Welfare Docs Face Fresh Scrutiny as New Episodes Show Rule-Dodging

Study Finds 10% of Donors Provide Nearly Half of NGO Funding in Spain

Germany’s Top Social Court Upholds €42,155 Reclaim Over Undeclared Russian Pension

German Study Finds Sharp Gender Gap in Economic Independence as Government Pledges Childcare Expansion

UNICEF Report Finds 1.3 Million Children in Germany Living in Everyday Poverty

FOESSA Report Finds Spain’s Middle Class Shrinking as Social Exclusion Deepens

Spain’s Dependency System Reports 25,000 Waiting-List Deaths in 2025 as Delays Stretch Close to a Year

Germany Weighs Abolishing Care Grade 1 as Financing Review Nears First Results

Germany Readies Bürgergeld Fraud Crackdown as Cases Stay High

German County Association Chief Seeks 30% Bürgergeld Cut for No‑Shows and End to 'Karenzzeit'

Toronto Fountain Laundry Video Goes Viral, Prompting Questions About Homelessness

RTL Zwei Welfare Series Airs Pirmasens Couple’s Spending as Court Conviction Comes to Light