Disability pension attack

By Jonathan Swan
Updated April 21 2014 - 8:13am, first published April 19 2014 - 11:59pm
Kevin Andrews: Keen to steer people away from welfare dependence. Photo: Andrew Meares
Kevin Andrews: Keen to steer people away from welfare dependence. Photo: Andrew Meares

Thousands of disability pensioners would be examined by independent doctors to see whether they are still entitled to their pensions, under dramatic changes being considered by Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews. Mr Andrews, who is overhauling the $15 billion-a-year disability support pension – which he considers the most troublesome welfare entitlement – also said changes to the pension could begin as soon as the May budget.

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