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Almost one in four left child welfare services in Akershus municipality last year - adressa.no

Translated title. Original: Nesten én av fire sluttet i barnevernet i Akershus-kommune i fjor - adressa.no

The municipality reports strained child welfare services with high workloads and overspending driven by foster placements; an AI transcription/summarization tool is being deployed to reduce paperwork, with staff saving several hours weekly.

Govt notifies National Social Security Board for gig, platform workers | YourStory

The government notified a National Social Security Board for Unorganised, Gig, and Platform Workers to design and monitor welfare schemes, integrate gig/platform workers into formal welfare, and advise on schemes under the Code on Social Security. The board, chaired by the Union Labour Minister with diverse representation, will meet regularly and oversee implementation, monitoring, and administration of related funds and records.

Peter Magyar announced: caregivers of sick children also receive double money

Translated title. Original: Magyar Péter bejelentette: a beteg gyermeket nevelők is kétszeres pénzt kapnak

The piece reports on Hungary's 2027 budget including doubling of special-needs child benefits and related caregiver support, increasing the monthly family allowance from 23,300 to 46,600 for about 134,000 households, and notes the last adjustment was in 2008. It also mentions a Wall Street Journal brief about Orbán-linked UN Secretary-General speculation and a separate elder-scam incident.

What can be done to ease the burden on social courts caused by AI?

Translated title. Original: Was gegen die Überlastung der Sozialgerichte durch KI hilft

North Rhine-Westphalia’s social courts face rising backlogs as people file more urgent-relief requests, often after receiving AI advice and before agencies have decided their cases. The president of the state’s higher social court says lawmakers should act, as urgent cases delay ordinary claims.

Professional skill enhancement in social work with artificial intelligence: the Amasya case

Translated title. Original: Sosyal hizmette yapay zekâ ile mesleki beceri artışı: Amasya örneği

Amasya’s social services directorate ran an OKA-supported program training 15 staff in AI-assisted social work, culminating in a 2026 certificate ceremony. The course covered AI integration, digital documentation, and ethical data handling to improve efficiency and data-driven decision making in social services.

Does the pension increase calculation change? The rate was given for the well-being share - Father’s House

Translated title. Original: Emekliye zam hesabı değişiyor mu? Refah payı için oran verildi - Baba Ocağı

A Turkish article reports on proposed changes to pension adjustments, including a potential January welfare increase and a 10% January raise for SSK and Bağ-Kur retirees, with an additional 10–20 point welfare boost under consideration. It discusses disparities in core pensions, potential gradual flat-rate increases to address inequities, and the role of Treasury support for low-income retirees, suggesting reforms could simplify future base-pension recalculations.

Gay, poor, homeless: City air doesn’t set you free - queer.de

Translated title. Original: Schwul, arm, obdachlos: Stadtluft macht nicht frei - queer.de

The review praises "Paradies" for showing that moving to a city does not guarantee safety or freedom for a poor gay teenager, but criticizes its predictable plot, thin reflections, and weaker style. The novel ends by blurring the line between its narrator, Tue, and author Thomas Korsgaard.

DSS Opens Statewide Review of Justine May Case

The South Carolina Department of Social Services announced a statewide and county-level review of the Justine May case under child-fatality statutes, with participation from police, SLED, coroner, medical experts, DSS staff, and governor-appointed members on a statewide advisory panel. The process focuses on information-sharing and the circumstances surrounding the deaths, separate from any criminal or law-enforcement investigations, with involvement from independent community partners and mobile crisis responders.

The annual one-million-forint home creation support for public service workers ends - Igylakunk.hu

Translated title. Original: Megszűnik a közszolgálati dolgozók évi egymillió forintos otthonteremtési támogatása - Igylakunk.hu

A brief news note reports the end of a one-million-forint home creation support program for public service workers, associated with the Hungarian source Igylakunk.hu, though the body text is minimal and lacks details.

Poor conditions at Microsoft's construction site outside Gävle

Translated title. Original: Dåliga förhållanden vid Microsofts bygge utanför Gävle

A data center project near Gävle faces criticism over conditions for foreign workers, including overcrowded living spaces and health concerns, with Microsoft attributing the issue to subcontractors. The controversy attracts broad scrutiny and potential negative PR for the company.