Some do and shouldn’t, some should but don’t
There has been, roughly, a quadrupling in the number of people claiming invalids and sickness benefits (both commonly used to provide assistance to the disabled) in the last 20 years.
Demographers, and anyone who is awake, will recall that during that time the population of New Zealand has risen by nowhere near as much.
Indeed, one report went on to state that "...many people on disability benefits do not regard themselves as having a disability, while, at the same time, many people classify themselves as severely disabled, do not work and receive no benefits..."
What? Really - disabled and not claiming? Yes: a report from the OECD that says roughly one in five people with a serious disability make no claim on welfare benefits at all.
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