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City Permanently Expands Fair Fares to 200% of Poverty

A $54 million funding boost will support a fall rollout that broadens eligibility to roughly 1.3–1.4 million New Yorkers.

Pensioners Missing Up to £1.7bn as Council Tax Support Fails to Reach Eligible Households

Mexico Food Costs Climb Again as Anpec Warns of Stagflation Risk

City Council Grills Mamdani Officials on Fair Fares as Watchdog Pushes Targeted Expansion

Velarde Warns Peru Faces Tough Stretch, Urges Support for Next Government

Germany’s Poverty Risk Rises to 16.1% as Work No Longer Guarantees Security

Berlin Social Report Finds One in Five Residents at Risk of Poverty

Buenos Aires Sets New March Income Cutoffs for Middle Class and Poverty

Venezuelan Police Disperse Wage March After Rodríguez Pledges May Pay Rise

Argentina’s Poverty Rate Falls to 28.2% as Methodology Is Challenged

Universal Credit Health Element for New Claimants Halved From April 6

Germany’s Poverty Burden Rises as Saxony-Anhalt Rates Vary by Benchmark

Trump White House Rebukes Push for Federal Guaranteed Income as Tubbs Rallies Mayors

Buenos Aires City Sets January Middle-Class Floor at $2.20 Million After Inflation Pickup

Groceries and Essentials Benefit Is Now Law With Spring Top-Up and Five-Year Boost

Spain Approves 2030 Plan Featuring Universal €200 Child Benefit

Germany's Poverty Risk Rises to 16.1%, Destatis First Results Show

Lula Calls New R$1,621 Minimum Wage Too Low, Urges Policy to Share Growth

Mexico’s 2026 Minimum Wage Takes Effect With 13% National Rise, 5% Border Increase

Mexico's 2026 Minimum Wage Takes Effect With 13% National Rise, 5% in Border Zone