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Judge Blocks East Village Homeless Intake Plan, Sets May 7 Hearing

The pause forces City Hall to justify using emergency powers for the move.

Brazil Sanctions Law Expanding Paternity Leave to 20 Days by 2029

INPS Finalizes 2026 Nursery Bonus With Multi-Year Applications and New ISEE Rules

Brazil Decrees Early 13th‑Salary Payout for INSS Beneficiaries in April–May

DWP Confirms April Universal Credit Rise for Nearly 4 Million as Health Element Changes for New Claims

What $3 Million and $2,500 Plus Social Security Really Buy in Retirement in 2026

Labour to Lift Two-Child Benefit Cap From April 2026, Extending Support to Larger Families

Brazil Concludes February Bolsa Família Payouts Ahead of March 18 Start of Next Cycle

Italy’s Lower House Kills Opposition’s 100% Paid Parental Leave Bill After Funding Deemed Inadequate

Peru Weighs Ninth AFP Withdrawal as Regulator Warns Accounts Are Depleted

Government To Auto-Credit Small Balances From Dormant EPFO Accounts In Pilot

Brazil Begins 2026 PIS/Pasep Payments as Bolsa Família Schedule Resumes This Week

Brazil Starts February Bolsa Família Payouts With Staggered Schedule Through Feb. 27

Mexico’s Supreme Court Strikes Down ISSSTE’s Five-Year Rule for Concubinage Pensions

Cross-Party Group of 92 Lawmakers Urges DWP to Reverse WASPI Compensation Rejection

Expanded SNAP Work Requirements Take Effect Sunday in Many States

DWP Sets March Deadline for Decision on WASPI Compensation Review

Social Security’s Second January Payment Lands Jan. 21 for Birthdays 11–20

Brazil Sets 2026 INSS Benefit Ceiling at R$ 8,475.55 as 3.9% Adjustment Kicks In

Social Security 2026: COLA Rises 2.8% as Medicare Part B Jumps to $202.90