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Pension Credit Claims Soar After Winter Fuel Payment Changes
The UK government's attempt to restrict Winter Fuel Payments resulted in a 57% surge in pension credit claims (58,800 extra claims) costing an estimated £235 million, highlighting the significant financial needs of many elderly individuals and forcing a government U-turn.
Pension Credit Claims Soar After Winter Fuel Payment Changes
The UK government's attempt to restrict Winter Fuel Payments resulted in a 57% surge in pension credit claims (58,800 extra claims) costing an estimated £235 million, highlighting the significant financial needs of many elderly individuals and forcing a government U-turn.
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40% Bias Score
Turkish Retirees' Holiday Bonus Loses 50,000 TL in 7 Years
A DISK-AR study reveals Turkish retirees' holiday bonus lost 50,000 TL in value over seven years due to inflation and minimum wage increases, dropping to a level where it can only buy 2 kilos of baklava in 2025.
Turkish Retirees' Holiday Bonus Loses 50,000 TL in 7 Years
A DISK-AR study reveals Turkish retirees' holiday bonus lost 50,000 TL in value over seven years due to inflation and minimum wage increases, dropping to a level where it can only buy 2 kilos of baklava in 2025.
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48% Bias Score
Moscow Oblast Expands Social Contract Program for Veterans and Large Families
The Moscow Oblast government is expanding its social contract program to provide financial assistance and training to veterans returning from combat, large families, and other low-income residents, with funding amounts varying by purpose (job search, training, business, or farming) and eligibility b...
Moscow Oblast Expands Social Contract Program for Veterans and Large Families
The Moscow Oblast government is expanding its social contract program to provide financial assistance and training to veterans returning from combat, large families, and other low-income residents, with funding amounts varying by purpose (job search, training, business, or farming) and eligibility b...
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28% Bias Score
Ernst Sparks Outrage Over Medicaid Cuts in "One Big Beautiful Bill
Senator Joni Ernst's flippant dismissal of concerns over Medicaid cuts in the "One Big Beautiful Bill" sparked outrage; the bill includes $800 billion in Medicaid spending reductions, stricter eligibility requirements (80 hours/month of work, education, or service for able-bodied adults without depe...
Ernst Sparks Outrage Over Medicaid Cuts in "One Big Beautiful Bill
Senator Joni Ernst's flippant dismissal of concerns over Medicaid cuts in the "One Big Beautiful Bill" sparked outrage; the bill includes $800 billion in Medicaid spending reductions, stricter eligibility requirements (80 hours/month of work, education, or service for able-bodied adults without depe...
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60% Bias Score
Proposed SNAP Cuts in "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" to Harm Millions
The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" proposes $267 billion in SNAP cuts over the next decade, expanding work requirements, shifting costs to states, and limiting benefit increases, impacting 42 million Americans, with severe consequences for low-income families and children.
Proposed SNAP Cuts in "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" to Harm Millions
The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" proposes $267 billion in SNAP cuts over the next decade, expanding work requirements, shifting costs to states, and limiting benefit increases, impacting 42 million Americans, with severe consequences for low-income families and children.
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68% Bias Score
Germany Unveils Rapid-Action Program for Economic Growth and Social Reforms
Germany's new coalition government launched a "rapid-action program" with economic stimulus measures like tax cuts and regulatory reforms, addressing societal issues like migration and public security, with plans for a major pension reform by mid-year.
Germany Unveils Rapid-Action Program for Economic Growth and Social Reforms
Germany's new coalition government launched a "rapid-action program" with economic stimulus measures like tax cuts and regulatory reforms, addressing societal issues like migration and public security, with plans for a major pension reform by mid-year.
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52% Bias Score
German Labor Minister Announces Bürgergeld Reforms
German Labor Minister Bärbel Bas announced reforms to the Bürgergeld, focusing on stricter sanctions for those who fail to meet work obligations, while exempting families with children from sanctions. She also aims to combat fraud through improved data exchange between government levels.
German Labor Minister Announces Bürgergeld Reforms
German Labor Minister Bärbel Bas announced reforms to the Bürgergeld, focusing on stricter sanctions for those who fail to meet work obligations, while exempting families with children from sanctions. She also aims to combat fraud through improved data exchange between government levels.
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48% Bias Score
France Implements New Unemployment Benefit Sanctions
France's new unemployment benefit sanction system, implemented May 31st, 2024, suspends at least 30% of benefits for 1-2 months for contract violations, extending to 4 months for repeat offenses; compliance ends the suspension. The system, piloted since July 2023, aims for 'remobilization' and repor...
France Implements New Unemployment Benefit Sanctions
France's new unemployment benefit sanction system, implemented May 31st, 2024, suspends at least 30% of benefits for 1-2 months for contract violations, extending to 4 months for repeat offenses; compliance ends the suspension. The system, piloted since July 2023, aims for 'remobilization' and repor...
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40% Bias Score
Saratov Fund Reviews Two Years of Support for Military Veterans and Families
The Saratov region branch of the "Defenders of the Fatherland" fund reviewed its two-year performance supporting special military operation participants and their families, highlighting successful collaboration with the regional government and over 2,000 children's events planned for International C...
Saratov Fund Reviews Two Years of Support for Military Veterans and Families
The Saratov region branch of the "Defenders of the Fatherland" fund reviewed its two-year performance supporting special military operation participants and their families, highlighting successful collaboration with the regional government and over 2,000 children's events planned for International C...
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44% Bias Score
UK to Review Winter Fuel Payments, Excluding Millionaires
The UK government is reviewing its winter fuel payment policy after 10.3 million pensioners lost payments last year due to eligibility restrictions, with plans to exclude millionaires from receiving the subsidy, although details remain unclear.
UK to Review Winter Fuel Payments, Excluding Millionaires
The UK government is reviewing its winter fuel payment policy after 10.3 million pensioners lost payments last year due to eligibility restrictions, with plans to exclude millionaires from receiving the subsidy, although details remain unclear.
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52% Bias Score
Farage's £85 Billion Spending Plan Faces Scrutiny
Nigel Farage's Reform UK proposed an £85 billion spending plan, including scrapping the two-child benefit cap and raising the tax threshold to £20,000, aiming to incentivize marriage and childbirth, while proposing cuts to Net Zero, asylum spending, and DEI initiatives to fund it; experts question t...
Farage's £85 Billion Spending Plan Faces Scrutiny
Nigel Farage's Reform UK proposed an £85 billion spending plan, including scrapping the two-child benefit cap and raising the tax threshold to £20,000, aiming to incentivize marriage and childbirth, while proposing cuts to Net Zero, asylum spending, and DEI initiatives to fund it; experts question t...
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60% Bias Score
Wales Calls for UK Government to Scrap Two-Child Benefit Cap
Wales' First Minister Eluned Morgan is urging UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to scrap the two-child benefit cap, a policy implemented in 2017 that limits means-tested benefits for families with more than two children born after April 2017, due to concerns about rising child poverty in Wales and the ...
Wales Calls for UK Government to Scrap Two-Child Benefit Cap
Wales' First Minister Eluned Morgan is urging UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to scrap the two-child benefit cap, a policy implemented in 2017 that limits means-tested benefits for families with more than two children born after April 2017, due to concerns about rising child poverty in Wales and the ...
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40% Bias Score
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