Jenny Macklin (Jagajaga, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Disability Reform) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Blair for his supplementary question, particularly in relation to people with disabilities in Blair. One of the things that we do want to encourage is the support of those people with disabilities who have some capacity to work in their ambition. As a result of the legislation we have put into the parliament today, we expect around 4,000 disability support pensioners to take up work and nearly 4,000 others to increase their hours of work. We also know how important it has been for around 23,000 pensioners in Blair to get the additional benefits that this government has provided.

We know that this Liberal opposition will take money out of the pockets of 23,000 pensioners in Blair. Up to $300 a year will come out of their pockets.

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