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Bürgergeld Child Benefits Universal Credit Pension Reform Child Poverty Social Benefits Budget Cuts Asylum Seekers Refugee Benefits Poverty Reduction

Labour to Lift Two-Child Benefit Cap From April 2026, Extending Support to Larger Families

Ministers call it a child-poverty measure with annual costs projected at about £3bn by 2029.

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

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

DWP Sets March 3 Deadline for New WASPI Compensation Decision

HMRC to Expand Child Benefit Fraud Team to More Than 200 Investigators Next Month

Neil Kinnock Calls on Labour to Scrap Two-Child Benefit Cap to Lift 600,000 Children Out of Poverty

Germany’s Social Minister Pushes Switch to Asylum Benefits for New Ukrainian Refugees

CSU Calls to End Citizen Benefits for Military-Age Ukrainian Men

Germany Targets Mafia-Style Social Benefit Fraud with Data-Sharing and Welfare Reforms

DWP ends ‘any job’ mandate in favour of personalised career support

UK Government Delays Child Poverty Strategy to Autumn Budget

Deutsche Bahn Faces €290 Billion Overhaul Amid Calls for Structural Reform

Germany's Elderly Face Record Levels of Poverty Risk

Unite Union Challenges Labour's Winter Fuel Payment Cuts in Court

UK Government Faces £100 Million Increase in State Pension Costs

Record Number of German Pensioners Rely on Social Assistance

Keir Starmer Faces Pressure Over Two-Child Benefit Cap