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Spain's Dependency Care System: Record Funding, Persistent Backlog, and 34,252 Deaths
A new report reveals that 34,252 people died in Spain in 2024 while waiting for dependency care, despite a record €12 billion investment. The average wait time is 334 days, far exceeding the legal limit of 180 days, and women disproportionately bear the burden of caregiving.
Spain's Dependency Care System: Record Funding, Persistent Backlog, and 34,252 Deaths
A new report reveals that 34,252 people died in Spain in 2024 while waiting for dependency care, despite a record €12 billion investment. The average wait time is 334 days, far exceeding the legal limit of 180 days, and women disproportionately bear the burden of caregiving.
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52% Bias Score
Rotterdam's Mixed Results in Combating Homelessness Among Eastern European Migrants
Rotterdam's plan to combat homelessness among Eastern European migrants combines shelter, job placement, and repatriation; initial results show 32 found jobs, 12 were returned to their home countries, out of 151 individuals who participated in the program between July and October 2024, while the lon...
Rotterdam's Mixed Results in Combating Homelessness Among Eastern European Migrants
Rotterdam's plan to combat homelessness among Eastern European migrants combines shelter, job placement, and repatriation; initial results show 32 found jobs, 12 were returned to their home countries, out of 151 individuals who participated in the program between July and October 2024, while the lon...
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44% Bias Score
Trump's Medicaid Cut Support Contradicts Prior Statement
President Trump's support for a House Republican budget framework proposing nearly $900 billion in Medicaid cuts over 10 years to fund tax cuts and implement work requirements contradicts his prior statement to protect Medicaid; this threatens long-term care for seniors and people with disabilities.
Trump's Medicaid Cut Support Contradicts Prior Statement
President Trump's support for a House Republican budget framework proposing nearly $900 billion in Medicaid cuts over 10 years to fund tax cuts and implement work requirements contradicts his prior statement to protect Medicaid; this threatens long-term care for seniors and people with disabilities.
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56% Bias Score
EU Population to Reach 449.3 Million in 2024, Aging Trend Continues
The EU population is projected to be 449.3 million in early 2024, with over 20% aged 65+, a 0.3% increase from 2023 and 2.9% from 2014; this aging trend, driven by increasing longevity and low birth rates, is expected to continue, placing a greater burden on the working-age population.
EU Population to Reach 449.3 Million in 2024, Aging Trend Continues
The EU population is projected to be 449.3 million in early 2024, with over 20% aged 65+, a 0.3% increase from 2023 and 2.9% from 2014; this aging trend, driven by increasing longevity and low birth rates, is expected to continue, placing a greater burden on the working-age population.
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36% Bias Score
Dutch Budget Cuts to Exacerbate Inequality, Harm Vulnerable Citizens
The Dutch Social and Cultural Planning Office (SCP) warns that government budget cuts to municipalities will severely impact 1.3 million vulnerable citizens, worsening inequality and public distrust; a €2.3 billion reduction in municipal funds will force cuts to essential services.
Dutch Budget Cuts to Exacerbate Inequality, Harm Vulnerable Citizens
The Dutch Social and Cultural Planning Office (SCP) warns that government budget cuts to municipalities will severely impact 1.3 million vulnerable citizens, worsening inequality and public distrust; a €2.3 billion reduction in municipal funds will force cuts to essential services.
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36% Bias Score
Massive Protests Paralyze Brussels Amid Government Austerity Measures
On Thursday, approximately 100,000 protesters in Brussels paralyzed public transport and the airport to oppose the new government's austerity measures, including pension and public service cuts, amid a broader European trend of reduced social benefits and pressure to increase defense spending.
Massive Protests Paralyze Brussels Amid Government Austerity Measures
On Thursday, approximately 100,000 protesters in Brussels paralyzed public transport and the airport to oppose the new government's austerity measures, including pension and public service cuts, amid a broader European trend of reduced social benefits and pressure to increase defense spending.
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40% Bias Score
Lower Saxony Tackles Soaring Homelessness with Housing First Model
Lower Saxony's SPD and Greens plan to combat a sharp increase in homelessness (from 10,860 in 2022 to 33,000 in 2023) through social housing, a new advisory service, and the Housing First model; the CDU criticizes this as insufficient, demanding a holistic approach to address underlying factors like...
Lower Saxony Tackles Soaring Homelessness with Housing First Model
Lower Saxony's SPD and Greens plan to combat a sharp increase in homelessness (from 10,860 in 2022 to 33,000 in 2023) through social housing, a new advisory service, and the Housing First model; the CDU criticizes this as insufficient, demanding a holistic approach to address underlying factors like...
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48% Bias Score
UK Government Launches Free School Breakfast Clubs Amidst Child Poverty Debate
The UK government launched a free breakfast club initiative in 750 primary schools, benefiting 67,000 students, primarily from disadvantaged areas, as part of a larger effort to reduce child poverty, despite rejecting calls to lift the two-child benefit cap.
UK Government Launches Free School Breakfast Clubs Amidst Child Poverty Debate
The UK government launched a free breakfast club initiative in 750 primary schools, benefiting 67,000 students, primarily from disadvantaged areas, as part of a larger effort to reduce child poverty, despite rejecting calls to lift the two-child benefit cap.
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44% Bias Score
Berlin's Emergency Shelter Crisis: Overflowing Shelters and Limited Accessibility Leave Homeless Vulnerable in Winter
On a frigid Berlin night, Kältehilfe volunteers encountered numerous homeless individuals, many of whom were turned away from overflowing emergency shelters due to a critical shortage of beds (1,165 total, 90% occupancy in December) and accessible facilities, revealing the city's struggle to provide...
Berlin's Emergency Shelter Crisis: Overflowing Shelters and Limited Accessibility Leave Homeless Vulnerable in Winter
On a frigid Berlin night, Kältehilfe volunteers encountered numerous homeless individuals, many of whom were turned away from overflowing emergency shelters due to a critical shortage of beds (1,165 total, 90% occupancy in December) and accessible facilities, revealing the city's struggle to provide...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Social Security Fairness Act Accelerates Trust Fund Depletion
Congress passed the Social Security Fairness Act in late 2024, repealing the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, retroactively increasing Social Security benefits for approximately three million people who also receive pensions from non-covered jobs, which will accelerate ...
Social Security Fairness Act Accelerates Trust Fund Depletion
Congress passed the Social Security Fairness Act in late 2024, repealing the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, retroactively increasing Social Security benefits for approximately three million people who also receive pensions from non-covered jobs, which will accelerate ...
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44% Bias Score
Mexico Expands Welfare Pension Registration
Mexico opened Welfare Pension registration (February 17-28) for women over 63, adults over 65, and the disabled, providing bimonthly payments of at least 3,000 pesos via 2,280 nationwide modules to address pension insufficiency and vulnerability.
Mexico Expands Welfare Pension Registration
Mexico opened Welfare Pension registration (February 17-28) for women over 63, adults over 65, and the disabled, providing bimonthly payments of at least 3,000 pesos via 2,280 nationwide modules to address pension insufficiency and vulnerability.
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44% Bias Score
SoVD Demands Better Support for Young Carers in Lower Saxony
The Social Welfare Association of Germany (SoVD) demands better support for young carers in Lower Saxony, citing a concerning situation and lack of adequate lobbying for children and youth; a Bundestag inquiry revealed around 480,000 young carers nationwide (2015-2017).
SoVD Demands Better Support for Young Carers in Lower Saxony
The Social Welfare Association of Germany (SoVD) demands better support for young carers in Lower Saxony, citing a concerning situation and lack of adequate lobbying for children and youth; a Bundestag inquiry revealed around 480,000 young carers nationwide (2015-2017).
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32% Bias Score
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