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Social Security Act 2018

Assistance - Disability allowance

84: Meaning of disability

You could also call this:

“What counts as a disability in this law”

In this part of the law, disability means the same thing as it does in section 21(1)(h) of the Human Rights Act 1993. This definition is used when the law talks about assistance for people with disabilities. If you want to know exactly what counts as a disability, you can look at that section of the Human Rights Act.

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Part 2 Assistance
Disability allowance

84Meaning of disability

  1. In this subpart, disability has the same meaning as in section 21(1)(h) of the Human Rights Act 1993.

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