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fromEngadget
1 week agoVerizon waives late fees for federal workers affected by partial DHS shutdown
Verizon will waive late fees and offer flexible payment arrangements for workers affected by the partial government shutdown. The carrier has made similar offers in the past, like during the COVID-19 pandemic when it gave customers extra mobile data at no additional cost.
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Retirement
from24/7 Wall St.
2 weeks agoThis Could Be Social Security's Most Confusing Rule
Spousal Social Security benefits cap at 50% of the spouse's primary insurance amount and cannot grow beyond this maximum, unlike individual benefits which increase 8% annually when delayed past full retirement age.
Public health
fromTruthout
3 weeks agoTrump Administration Quietly Moves to Strip Food Aid From Millions
The Trump administration is pursuing a regulatory change to eliminate broad-based categorical eligibility in SNAP, which would remove federal nutrition assistance from approximately 6 million low-income Americans, including nearly 2 million children.
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fromCity Limits
1 month agoWhat You Need to Know: New SNAP Work Requirements in NYC
New SNAP work requirements effective March 1 affect approximately 123,000 New Yorkers, expanding to include previously exempt groups like homeless individuals, veterans, and youth aging out of foster care.
Non-profit organizations
fromCity Limits
1 month agoWhat You Need to Know: New SNAP Work Requirements in NYC
New SNAP work requirements effective March 1 affect approximately 123,000 New Yorkers, expanding to include previously exempt groups like homeless individuals, veterans, and youth aging out of foster care.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks agoWater firms sent bailiffs to tens of thousands of homes for debts under 1,000
Tens of thousands of bailiff visits occur annually across English and Welsh water companies, with significant variation in enforcement practices and inconsistent protections for vulnerable customers.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks agoEnergy bills: UK government urged to launch social tariff' to help vulnerable households
The UK government should implement a £3.7bn social tariff providing discounted energy bills for poor households, offering targeted support rather than universal subsidies.
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fromFast Company
4 weeks agoSocial Security is making big changes-including one this weekend. Here's the good and bad news for benefits recipients
The Social Security Administration is restructuring disability payment processing and centralizing customer service operations following workforce reductions, aiming to reduce claim backlogs and accelerate benefit determinations.
California
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month agoFrom relief to rebuilding: Rethinking forbearance in an era of climate disruption
California wildfires demonstrate how climate disasters, insurance volatility, and rebuilding delays require lenders and policymakers to develop sustainable forbearance policies with national implications.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 month agoIndiana Bill Would Use Federal Earnings Test to End Programs
Starting this summer, most college programs will have to show that their students earn more than someone with only a high school diploma to avoid being cut off from federal funding, as part of a new accountability measure. Congress created the earnings test known as Do No Harm when it passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last summer. The Education Department is still working to finalize the regulations that outline how it will work.
Higher education
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months agoThe Guardian view on long waits for disability benefits: the system should not push people closer to poverty | Editorial
Pip is designed to support disabled people with the additional costs of daily living and mobility, yet for many claimants it has instead become a source of prolonged uncertainty, financial hardship and distress. Waiting months and in some cases more than a year for a decision can push people into debt, rent arrears and poverty, especially as Pip unlocks other support such as carer's allowance.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months agoMy kids buy me food': civil service pensioners offered emergency loans as nearly 90,000 face delays
Newly retired civil servants say they are struggling to pay bills and buy food because delays at their pension scheme have left them without an income for months. Pensioners have reported being forced to borrow money from family to pay for food and heating, with some saying they feared losing their homes because they could not afford their rent or mortgage.
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US politics
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 months agoWhat to Know About the Government Shutdown and Budget Deal
A partial federal shutdown curtailed nonessential operations at multiple agencies until the House passes a five-bill package, with contested funding levels for Education and NIH.
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