The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation has raised the mandatory wage ceiling for PF contributions from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 per month, effective from the October 2026 wage month. Employees at the…
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will host a live session on 18 August at noon on its YouTube, Facebook and Instagram channels to address pension-related queries. Members can post questions in…
The Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday approved the 'Sandhya Kiran' cashless healthcare scheme for state pensioners under 70, family pensioners and their dependents. Initially covering 4.93 lakh beneficiaries, including 3.11 lakh pensioners, the…
Minister of State for Labour Shobha Karandlaje told the Lok Sabha on 10 August that the government has not increased the minimum pension under EPS-1995 from Rs 1,000 to Rs 7,500. The…
Niti Aayog has proposed a national framework to standardize training, certify caregivers and provide social-security support, as India’s elderly population is projected to reach 347 million by 2050. The federal think tank’s…
New US inflation data suggests the 2027 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be between 3.4% and 3.6%. Analysts tracking the figures have issued varying estimates: Mary Johnson projects 3.4%, the Senior…
The US federal deficit is on track to hit $2.1 trillion in fiscal year 2026, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated. The figure would be $200 billion higher than the 2025…
The Karnataka High Court has issued notices to the central and state governments on a petition by Uber India challenging the constitutional validity of the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and…
Telangana raised social security allocation from Rs 22,085 crore in 2024-25 to Rs 23,158 crore in 2025-26, but an opinion piece in Telangana Today argues that budget numbers hide failures. Using Narkuda…
Millions of Americans receiving Social Security benefits will get their August payment on Wednesday, Aug. 12, if their birthday falls between the 1st and 10th of any month. The Social Security Administration…
