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Government changes to limit what disabled people can spend their funding on shows they will be the ones paying the price for its fiscal incompetence, Chris Hipkins says.

Whaikaha / the Ministry of Disabled People on Monday unveiled changes to purchasing rules for how people can use their disability support funding.

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This meant things that "would be considered something that every citizen has to pay for" would not be eligible, among a range of other restrictions, Hipkins said.

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