A longstanding but little-known provision in the British benefits system is now delivering higher weekly payments to qualifying households that include multiple spouses from overseas polygamous marriages.
Under updated government figures, eligible households receive an extra £166 per week for each additional spouse. The increase forms part of Britain’s annual benefits uprating linked to wage growth and inflation. Officials stress that the number of affected households remains relatively small.
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South Korea's National Assembly passed a 26.2 trillion-won ($17.7 billion) extra budget bill on April 10 to address economic fallout from the Middle East conflict, with a 214-11 vote. The ruling Democratic Party and opposition People Power Party agreed to maintain the government's proposed size. About 35.8 million people will receive cash payments ranging from 100,000 to 600,000 won based on income and region.
Leading economists have proposed reforming marriage tax splitting in an open letter to Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil.
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Nearly 10,000 Hongkongers have received permanent residence in the UK under the British National (Overseas) visa pathway. The UK Home Office released updated statistics on Thursday showing 9,804 grants of settlement so far.
The Mexican government announced that registrations for the Older Adults Pension and the Women Wellbeing Pension will take place from June 22 to 28 at Wellbeing modules.
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Taiwan has announced new guidelines allowing households to hire migrant domestic helpers, with up to 1.2 million households expected to need nanny and household service workers. The Taiwan Ministry of Labor stated that families with at least one child under 12 years old are now eligible to hire foreign domestic workers to ease childcare burdens.