Disability support claims plummet over eight years

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Figures released by the Department of Human Services show number of people accessing the disability support pension has dropped over 30 per cent over the past eight years.

It comes after changes introduced in the Gillard Labor Government tightened eligibility requiring claimants to prove they were unable to work and further changes made the federal Coalition government requiring claimants to undergo testing by government-appointed doctors.

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