#disability benefits
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ACT's disability cuts criticized as poorly researched
Mental Health Foundation calls ACT's disability benefit cuts 'based in bigotry' amid mental health crisis concerns.
RNZ · 1m
ACT sets out plan to raise retirement age
ACT Party's fiscal plan cuts debt, spending and disability benefits.
RNZ · 1m
ACT under fire for disability benefits cuts
ACT faces backlash over proposed $653m disability benefits cuts in fiscal plan.
RNZ · 1m
Affluent areas see fastest ADHD and autism Pip claims
Wealthier parts of England are experiencing the sharpest rises in young people claiming disability benefits for ADHD and autism since the pandemic, a trend researchers say reflects faster access to private diagnoses.
the Guardian · 2m
Welfare overhaul could strip disability support from young people
The government is considering major cuts to disability benefits for under-25s, including removing the health element of universal credit and overhauling the Personal Independence Payment.
The Independent · 2m
Means-testing disability benefits could save £8billion and cut handouts to middle-class youngsters with anxiety
Labour's PIP reform could save £8billion by targeting disability claims.
Dailymail · 1m
NYPD pension system wide open to disability fraud
A city investigation found the police department's $3.6 billion disability pension program lacks basic safeguards, allowing officers to collect up to $350,000 yearly without proper oversight.
New York Post · 2m
