Australian government moves to cut thousands off disability pensions
By Will Morrow
11 August 2011
Continuing its historic dismantling of welfare benefits the Labor government has announced that eligibility for the disability pension will be sharply restricted as of January 1. The changes aim to disqualify almost 40 percent of new Disability Support Pension (DSP) applicants effectively shoving them onto meagre unemployment benefits and forcing them to try to find work despite injuries or disabilities.
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