Disability benefits tracker 2025-26: SSDI, SSI, COLA and UK PIP
Dated, sourced tracker of US and UK disability benefit changes through 11 October 2026: COLA, SSA backlogs, the dropped age rule and the PIP review.
World & Policy
Laws, regulation, social welfare and world affairs, with the context behind the headlines.
HUD: US Department of Housing and Urban Development
What HUD does, its budget and main programmes (vouchers, public housing, homelessness grants), and how its policies changed in 2025-2026.
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC): how it works and 2025 changes
The LIHTC is the main US subsidy for building affordable rentals. How the 9% and 4% credits work, who qualifies, and what the 2025 tax law expanded.
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Social Security Administration (SSA)
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
UK Online Safety Act 2023: child-safety duties and age checks
Universal Credit
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA): grants, 2022 law and what's next
Domestic violence and child protection policy tracker, 2026
Homelessness policy tracker: HUD funding, courts and counts, 2024-2026
Hunger and poverty tracker 2025-26: SNAP, poverty data, famine
Jobless claims and benefits tracker: US and UK, October 2026
Do generous benefits discourage work? The 2026 debate
Do cash transfers reduce poverty? What the trials show
Does Housing First work? The evidence and the 2026 policy fight
Will building more homes fix affordability? Supply and zoning
Who should pay for long-term care? US costs and UK reform compared
Online child safety laws: KOSA, the UK Online Safety Act, age checks
Affordable housing explained: costs, supply and policy in 2026
Benefit finders and food help tools: USA.gov, 211, findhelp (guide)
Child protection explained: how CPS works and what the data show
Disability benefits explained: SSDI, SSI and UK PIP in 2026
Domestic violence explained: definitions, data and the law
How to get help for domestic violence: hotlines, safety plans, orders
Elderly care explained: long-term care costs, who pays, US and UK
Food insecurity explained: US and global hunger data in 2026
Foster care explained: how US foster care works, with 2025 data
Global poverty data explained: the $3 line, 824 million and SDG 1
Homelessness in the US and UK explained: numbers, causes, policy
Housing affordability data explained: the key US and UK numbers
How to apply for unemployment benefits: a step-by-step overview
Medical alert systems 2026: Medical Guardian, Bay Alarm, Life Alert
Poverty explained: how it is measured and what reduces it (2026)
Rental and housing assistance guide: Section 8, public housing, LIHTC
SNAP changes from the 2025 law: work rules, cost sharing, timeline
Social assistance explained: means-tested benefits in 2026
SSDI vs SSI: eligibility, 2026 payments and how they differ
UK PIP explained: 2026/27 rates, eligibility and the Timms Review
How unemployment insurance works in the US (and the UK equivalent)
Universal Credit explained: 2026-27 rates and rule changes
US poverty rate 2025 explained: official 10.2%, supplemental 13.1%
US export controls on advanced AI chips