Social velfærd

The State Department for Children Services has refuted circulating claims that June cash transfers for orphans and vulnerable children would be delayed.

18. juni 2026 Rapporteret af AI

The House and Senate failed to reconcile differences on the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations bill during a June 17 special session, leaving it deadlocked over a Senate provision barring politicians from distributing aid.

De største foreninger for uafhængige velfærdsorganisationer advarer om nedskæringer i sociale ydelser på grund af finansielle påklemninger. Mere end 80 procent af de spurgte forventer reduktioner i hjælp til unge, ældre og syge. Diakonie-præsident Rüdiger Schuch kritiserer skarpt regeringen og kræver større økonomisk støtte.

25. februar 2026 Rapporteret af AI

Trump-administrationen har midlertidigt frosset 259 millioner dollars i føderal Medicaid-finansiering til Minnesota midt i en rapporteret bedrageriskandale i sociale velfærdsprogrammer. Vicepræsident JD Vance annoncerede handlingen og pegede på utilstrækkelige kontroller og manglende samarbejde fra delstatsmyndighederne. Præsident Trump anklager medlemmer af det somaliske samfund for at have taget omkring 19 milliarder dollars, selvom medier og guvernøren nævner lavere beløb.

South Africa's Cabinet has approved a new National Strategy to Accelerate Action for Children, focusing on basic needs like nutrition, safety, and education to improve child welfare. Despite progress over the past three decades, many children still face significant risks, and the strategy aims to reverse negative trends in health and wellbeing. It identifies 10 priorities to support parents, protect children from harm, and enhance early learning opportunities.

13. januar 2026 Rapporteret af AI

The Splash Foundation, founded in 2015 by Libby Alexander and Simon Holliday, began offering swimming lessons to domestic helpers before expanding to children with disabilities, low-income families, and ethnic minorities. The charity has taught over 11,000 disadvantaged people to swim for free and this year received funding from the Operation Santa Claus campaign to support its summer Splash Camp for 250 low-income children.