There is a close correspondence between disability benefit receipt and labour market outcomes according to this study of Centrelink records. Entry to disability support pensions via unemployment benefits is associated with substantially reduced prospects of exiting the pension, while employment during this time is associated with increased success in staying off payments once an exit...

Proposed changes to the Disability Support Pension would increase hardship for 120,000 people with disabilities, according to this report, without significantly reducing the number of people on social security. The report expresses support for the government's goal of increasing workforce participation for people with disabilities, but argues that this can only be achieved through more...

Many of the arguments used to justify the crackdown on disability pensions are false or misleading, argues this report. It shows it is not easy to get the Disability Support Pension (DSP), and that the doubling of the number of DSP recipients over the past 15 years is due to a range of factors