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Israel’s NII: Food Insecurity Eases to 27.1% but Still Hits 2.8 Million, Including Over 1 Million Children

The NII urges a national plan to curb hunger, warning wartime meal provision likely inflated the modest improvement.

UK DWP Trials End to Universal Credit’s 35-Hour Job-Search Rule

Universal Credit Caseload Jumps to 8.3 Million, Driven by Rise in ‘No Work Requirements’

Think Tank Urges Cuts to UK Disability Benefits for Milder Conditions as £27bn Bill Looms

UK Sets Autumn 2026 Deadline for Timms Review of PIP, Including Mobility Criteria

DWP Sets January 2026 Universal Credit Fraud Campaign Targeting Living Arrangements, Savings and Self-Employment

DWP’s Access to Work Faces Big Backlog as Policy Review Begins

Kyoto Prefecture Names 2025 Social Welfare Commendation Recipients, Ceremony Set for Nov. 12

Mexico’s Social Welfare Ministry Opens 20+ Senior Posts in Public Hiring Round With Pay Up to 85,968 Pesos

MPs Escalate Criticism of Universal Credit Health Cuts as Government Holds to 2026 Rollout

Biddulph Man Jailed for PIP Fraud After Undercover DWP Footage

DWP Pauses PIP Changes as It Moves to Expand In-Person Assessments

Rajnath Singh Approves 100% Hike in Welfare Grants for Non‑Pensioner Veterans

DWP Reminds Universal Credit Claimants to Report Savings Boosts as £4.35 Rule Cuts Awards

Telangana Releases ₹60 Crore to Shore Up Welfare Hostels

Phillipson Signals Push to Lift Two-Child Benefit Cap

PIP Mobility Rules Put Under DWP Review, Changes Deferred Until Next Autumn

Delhi Approves Annual Verification of Welfare Beneficiaries to Curb Fraud

DWP Sets April 2026 Start for Bank Indicator Checks as Benefit Fraud Crackdown Intensifies

PIP Eligibility Changes Paused After Clause Dropped as Timms Leads Co-Produced Review