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19 Mar 2024
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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.
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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