More people claim disability benefit
The number of people claiming the new disability benefit will reach 100,000 by the middle of this year, according to benefits agency UWV.
The new benefit, known as WIA, was introduced in 2006 and involves much tougher health checks and payment restrictions than its predecessor, the WAO. At its height in 2003, the number of WAO claims topped one million.
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