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Chile's Aporte Familiar Permanente: 2025 Payment Reaches Almost 2 Million
Chile's Aporte Familiar Permanente (AFP), formerly known as Bono Marzo, provided 64,574 pesos (about $66 USD) to almost 2 million vulnerable families in 2024, with a similar number expected in 2025; payments are distributed in phases throughout March based on other benefit receipt dates.
Chile's Aporte Familiar Permanente: 2025 Payment Reaches Almost 2 Million
Chile's Aporte Familiar Permanente (AFP), formerly known as Bono Marzo, provided 64,574 pesos (about $66 USD) to almost 2 million vulnerable families in 2024, with a similar number expected in 2025; payments are distributed in phases throughout March based on other benefit receipt dates.
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24% Bias Score
NDIS Spending Slowdown Yields Budget Surplus, but Challenges Remain
Lower-than-expected NDIS spending has created a $700 million budget surplus, but challenges remain as the government aims to limit annual growth to eight percent and secure a funding agreement with states to shift services for children with mild autism.
NDIS Spending Slowdown Yields Budget Surplus, but Challenges Remain
Lower-than-expected NDIS spending has created a $700 million budget surplus, but challenges remain as the government aims to limit annual growth to eight percent and secure a funding agreement with states to shift services for children with mild autism.
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48% Bias Score
İyi Party's Welfare Bill: Minimum Wage, Pensions, and Tax Adjustments
The İyi Party submitted a "Welfare Package Bill" to the Turkish parliament proposing a minimum retirement pension equal to at least the net minimum wage, using national income inflation for minimum wage calculations, increasing tax brackets, partially providing a promised bonus to retired civil serv...
İyi Party's Welfare Bill: Minimum Wage, Pensions, and Tax Adjustments
The İyi Party submitted a "Welfare Package Bill" to the Turkish parliament proposing a minimum retirement pension equal to at least the net minimum wage, using national income inflation for minimum wage calculations, increasing tax brackets, partially providing a promised bonus to retired civil serv...
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48% Bias Score
Trump Administration Halts $1 Billion Affordable Housing Program
The Trump administration terminated a $1 billion program preserving affordable housing, impacting 25,000 units and potentially jeopardizing hundreds of thousands more due to a directive from the Department of Government Efficiency.
Trump Administration Halts $1 Billion Affordable Housing Program
The Trump administration terminated a $1 billion program preserving affordable housing, impacting 25,000 units and potentially jeopardizing hundreds of thousands more due to a directive from the Department of Government Efficiency.
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56% Bias Score
Netherlands: Poverty Rate to Decrease, but Depth of Poverty to Increase
The number of people in poverty in the Netherlands is expected to decrease from 4.9 percent in 2021 to 2.9 percent in 2026, but the depth of poverty will increase, with 35,000 employed and 30,000 self-employed individuals facing an income shortfall exceeding 30 percent of the poverty line in 2026, a...
Netherlands: Poverty Rate to Decrease, but Depth of Poverty to Increase
The number of people in poverty in the Netherlands is expected to decrease from 4.9 percent in 2021 to 2.9 percent in 2026, but the depth of poverty will increase, with 35,000 employed and 30,000 self-employed individuals facing an income shortfall exceeding 30 percent of the poverty line in 2026, a...
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16% Bias Score
Union and SPD Reach Preliminary Agreements on Post-Election Policies
Following Germany's federal election, Union and SPD reached preliminary agreements on immigration, taxation, and social welfare, including maintaining the Ampel coalition's citizenship law reforms, easing tax burdens on the middle class, and reforming the Bürgergeld system; these agreements are pend...
Union and SPD Reach Preliminary Agreements on Post-Election Policies
Following Germany's federal election, Union and SPD reached preliminary agreements on immigration, taxation, and social welfare, including maintaining the Ampel coalition's citizenship law reforms, easing tax burdens on the middle class, and reforming the Bürgergeld system; these agreements are pend...
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28% Bias Score
UK Government's PIP Cuts Spark Outcry from Disabled Community
The UK government's planned cuts to Personal Independence Payments (PIP) for disabled people have sparked widespread outrage, with concerns that stricter eligibility criteria will leave many unable to afford essential support and potentially force them out of work, contradicting the government's sta...
UK Government's PIP Cuts Spark Outcry from Disabled Community
The UK government's planned cuts to Personal Independence Payments (PIP) for disabled people have sparked widespread outrage, with concerns that stricter eligibility criteria will leave many unable to afford essential support and potentially force them out of work, contradicting the government's sta...
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52% Bias Score
Proposed £5bn Cut to UK Disability Benefits Threatens Millions
Adam Gabsi, a 39-year-old with multiple sclerosis, highlights the potential devastating impact of Labour's proposed £5bn cut to disability benefits, specifically a freeze to his Personal Independence Payment (PIP), affecting 3.7 million claimants in England and Wales.
Proposed £5bn Cut to UK Disability Benefits Threatens Millions
Adam Gabsi, a 39-year-old with multiple sclerosis, highlights the potential devastating impact of Labour's proposed £5bn cut to disability benefits, specifically a freeze to his Personal Independence Payment (PIP), affecting 3.7 million claimants in England and Wales.
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52% Bias Score
New Israeli Reservist Benefits Plan Faces Criticism for Neglecting Non-Combat Soldiers and Family Needs
Israel's Defense and Finance Ministries announced a NIS three billion benefits plan for reservists, including tax breaks and a digital wallet, but some reservists' families feel the financial aid does not fully compensate for their absence during long deployments, especially those with young childre...
New Israeli Reservist Benefits Plan Faces Criticism for Neglecting Non-Combat Soldiers and Family Needs
Israel's Defense and Finance Ministries announced a NIS three billion benefits plan for reservists, including tax breaks and a digital wallet, but some reservists' families feel the financial aid does not fully compensate for their absence during long deployments, especially those with young childre...
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44% Bias Score
Mexico City Expands Mujeres Bienestar Pension to Women Aged 60-62
Mexico City's government will expand its Mujeres Bienestar pension program to include women aged 60-62 starting August 2025, providing a 3,000-peso bimonthly payment via Banco del Bienestar cards; the program currently supports over one million women, mainly from indigenous and Afro-Mexican communit...
Mexico City Expands Mujeres Bienestar Pension to Women Aged 60-62
Mexico City's government will expand its Mujeres Bienestar pension program to include women aged 60-62 starting August 2025, providing a 3,000-peso bimonthly payment via Banco del Bienestar cards; the program currently supports over one million women, mainly from indigenous and Afro-Mexican communit...
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48% Bias Score
Brandenburg Issues Prepaid Cards to Asylum Seekers, Sparking Controversy
Brandenburgian districts began issuing prepaid cards to asylum seekers in March 2025, limiting monthly cash withdrawals to €50 for adults and €25 for minors, a measure intended to curb money transfers to smugglers or abroad but criticized by refugee support groups as discriminatory.
Brandenburg Issues Prepaid Cards to Asylum Seekers, Sparking Controversy
Brandenburgian districts began issuing prepaid cards to asylum seekers in March 2025, limiting monthly cash withdrawals to €50 for adults and €25 for minors, a measure intended to curb money transfers to smugglers or abroad but criticized by refugee support groups as discriminatory.
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32% Bias Score
Union-SPD Coalition Talks: Economic and Social Impacts
Union and SPD coalition talks outline plans for tax relief, infrastructure investment, and a €15 minimum wage by 2026, but concerns remain regarding social security reforms and support for businesses and agriculture.
Union-SPD Coalition Talks: Economic and Social Impacts
Union and SPD coalition talks outline plans for tax relief, infrastructure investment, and a €15 minimum wage by 2026, but concerns remain regarding social security reforms and support for businesses and agriculture.
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44% Bias Score
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