Tag #Social Welfare

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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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Decent Work and Economic Growth
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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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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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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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Reduced Inequality
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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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Zero Hunger
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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

No Poverty
pda.chel.kp.ru
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Chelyabinsk Expands Support for Military Veterans and Families

Chelyabinsk Oblast is expanding support for special military operation participants and their families by removing the three-year claim limit on lump-sum payments and offering discounts on land leases for starting businesses; additionally, regulations for using maternal capital are being clarified t...

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24% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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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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No Poverty
dailymail.co.uk
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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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No Poverty
dailymail.co.uk
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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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Reduced Inequality
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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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Decent Work and Economic Growth
zeit.de
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Brandenburg Delays Kindergarten Improvements, Reduces Funding for Extended Care

Brandenburg's government postponed improving kindergarten staff ratios to 4.0 children per caregiver until 2027 and reduced funding for extended care hours from million to million annually, prompting criticism from parents who advocate for a comprehensive Kita financing reform.

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Quality Education
smh.com.au
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Australia Reforms Workers' Compensation Scheme Amidst Financial Crisis

The Minns government in Australia is reforming its workers' compensation scheme due to a surge in psychological injury claims, costing \$288,542 on average in 2024, compared to \$146,000 in 2019, and low return-to-work rates; the scheme currently has 82 cents in assets for every dollar of expected f...

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40% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth

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