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French woman gets €200/week disability allowance for controversial 'gadget allergy'
Conservatives are happier than liberals - but only because they lack empathy
Burton calls for 'living wage' and says welfare state makes employers 'efficient'
Dutch asked to volunteer so ageing relatives get care
How 'maternity box' gift helped lower infant mortality rates in Finland
Rich pensioners 'should give back any handouts they don't need'
Aaron McKenna: We need to pay for our pensions to remove the burden on future taxpayers
Rip-off pension charges make a 'huge difference' to your pension pot, says OECD expert
Pensions timebomb: Let's link pension age to life expectancy, says expert
Poll: Should wealthy parents be given the option to hand back child benefit?
Burton: How many people have had benefits cut for not taking up jobs? Almost 900