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Top tax writers diverge on lame-duck Social Security fix - Roll Call

Key lawmakers remain at odds over a Social Security fix that cuts benefits for public workers who also get government pensions.

Roll Call

US Treasury warns Social-Security cuts would ‘decimate’ retirees

A senior U.S. Treasury official warned Tuesday that cuts to Social Security and Medicare would “decimate” the standard of living for American retirees.

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House Democrats reject committee term-limit proposal

WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Tuesday rejected an effort to limit how long their committee leaders can serve without a waiver from the entire caucus.

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GOP's big plan: Hold America hostage

GOP readies another round of legislative terrorism in search of spending cuts. Biden needs to fight back hard

Salon

A standoff is coming in 2023 — and it’s over the national debt

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is headed toward a standoff over the national debt next year, when Republicans newly in control of the U.S. House threaten to demand concessions for raising the government’s legal borrowing limit.

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'Warm banks' are an outrage - a failure of the welfare state and the Tory government

The existence of warm banks is also a damning indictment of the UK’s 21st century welfare state. A social security system should have compassion at its core, with the needs of children and families central.

Daily Record

Trump administration veteran shops budget plan with deep cuts

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s budget chief thinks Republicans have taken the wrong path on fiscal policy, and he is seeking to reroute the GOP with an alternative budget blueprint.

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Trump administration veteran shops budget plan with deep cuts - Roll Call

Former President Trump’s budget chief says Republicans are on the wrong path on fiscal policy and is proposing an alternative budget plan.

Roll Call

Carer's Allowance claimants to be paid extra £245 this week in lead up to Christmas

Carer's Allowance Supplement is an extra £245 payment for people in Scotland who get Carer's Allowance on a particular date, and is paid twice a year to claimants.

Glasgow Live

Calls for boost to social security payment

An inquiry into poverty in Australia has heard calls to increase social security payments to help meet the rising cost of living.

AAP

Ahead of budget 2023, economists demand increase in social security pension and maternity benefits

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Union Budget 2023-24, 51 eminent economists have written to finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and demanded an increase in social security pensions and an adequate provision for maternity benefits.

The Times of India

Unsecured personal loans guide: Pros and cons

Obtaining pre-qualification is usually quick and only requires submitting basic personal information such as Social Security number, address, and annual income details.

Fortune

Carer’s Allowance claimants to receive an extra £245 payment at end of the week

The next payment of Carer's Allowance Supplement will be made on Friday, December 9.

Daily Record

Man cashed his dead mum's social security cheques for 26 yrs in US

A Missouri man pleaded guilty this week to stealing his dead mother’s Social Security payments for more than a quarter century, accumulating nearly US$200,000 in the process, federal prosecutors said.

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Seattle-area debt collector allegedly compromised data of 3.7 million people

A Lynnwood, Washington-based debt-collection company has been sued for compromising the names and Social Security information of more than 3.7 million individuals in a data breach in April 2021.

Daily Record

Parents urged to claim new child payment worth up to £627 each month to help cover additional costs

Nearly 44,000 children and young people with a disability or health condition were receiving the devolved benefit in September.

Daily Record

Child Disability Payment puts £60m in pockets of struggling Scots families

Minister for Social Security Ben Macpherson urged people to get in touch to receive the benefits "they are entitled to".

Roll Call

Senate Democrats largely keep gavel rules intact; House caucus may vote next week - Roll Call

Democrats in the Senate rejected new limits on committee chairs while a House Democratic term limit proposal may be considered next week.

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Successful claim for new £25 weekly child payment could automatically award parents two more benefits

Best Start Grant Early Learning and School Age Payment to be made automatically from this week.

The Conversation

Are European welfare systems accessible to foreigners?

Since the “refugee crisis” in 2015 precipitated the rise of the far right in Europe, debates on the impact of migration on welfare states have raged across the continent. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that EU- and non-EU migrants alike still struggle to access welfare benefits in their European countries…

Daily Record

Possible delays for families waiting on new £25 weekly child payment this winter

Some 89,000 applications were made in just 48 hours when eligibility rules changed on November 14.

The National (Scotland)

Eligible families to receive automatic benefit payments from this week

ELIGIBILE families will begin to receive automatic payment of certain benefits from this week, following the expansion of the Scottish Child…

Tribune News Service

Tax burden may rise for some seniors as Social Security benefits increase next year

It seems like such good news — Social Security benefits are going up 8.7% next year, thanks to inflation. But for a lot of people, their tax bill could go up, too.

Daily Record

People on Carer's Allowance set to receive an extra £245 payment next week

More than 81,600 unpaid carers could be due the cash boost on top of their monthly allowance.

Salon

Republican idea of "freedom" is deadly

For decades Republicans have owned the concept of "freedom." What they're really pushing is suffering and death

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