The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has sounded the alarm after the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) served notice to terminate its Master Service Agreement with Postbank. ...
More than 19 million South Africans rely on the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) for monthly support. In November 2025, SASSA will again disburse grants that help older persons, ...
The central government’s festive package for 2025 brings welcome relief to nearly 25 lakh employees just in time for Diwali. Two headline benefits stand out: a Dearness Allowance hike that ...
Minimum wage policy in the United States continues to evolve at the state and local level even as the federal rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act remains at 7.25 ...
Many posts call it the SSS ₱1,000 Senior Citizen Pension, but the ₱1,000 monthly aid for poor seniors is actually the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens administered by the ...
Retirement rules in the Philippines are shifting in 2025. The policy direction raises the effective retirement age beyond 65 in many settings while pairing that change with pension reforms that ...
The SSS Sickness Allowance is one of the most useful short term benefits available to Filipino workers who cannot work due to illness or injury. In 2025, the Social Security ...
Talk of a special ₱8,980 SSS direct payment for seniors in October 2025 has spread quickly online. The claim sounds attractive in a time of higher prices, but it does ...
Women born in the 1950s continue to live with the consequences of State Pension age increases legislated in 1995 and 2011. By October 2025, an estimated 3.8 million women are ...
India’s pension landscape for organised sector workers is set for a major overhaul in 2025. The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation is preparing a refreshed framework for the Employees’ Pension Scheme ...