Public wellbeing report · Policies

Survivors Benefits Increase

The law increases monthly benefits for surviving military spouses and eases qualification, aiding families of deceased veterans.

#387
of 704 ranked policies
Top 56%
52.4% of matchups won 696 matchups Elo 1675 tracked 2025/04/17 → 2026/09/16

sponsor d · bipartisan · armed forces and national security · fast track

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Public sentiment

how often it gets picked, by matchup framing
48%
picked as helping wellbeing
427 matchups
60%
picked as hurting wellbeing
269 matchups

On balance people see it as hurting.

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Rating over time

Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-30

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Based on 696 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/16. Full rankings ·

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