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Dutch Cabinet Pauses AOW Rise and Puts WIA/WW Cuts On Hold

Ministers have invited unions to talks to focus on fixing benefit administration while the roughly €6.5 billion savings gap remains unresolved.

Charities Urge UK to Scrap DWP Mixed-Age Couples Rule That Blocks Pension Credit

Japan Welfare Applications Fell 5.4% in February, Marking a Second Straight Decline

DWP Says Universal Credit Sanctions Can Reduce Standard Allowance to Zero

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

UK Scraps Two-Child Limit for Universal Credit, With Changes Taking Effect April 6

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

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