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As compared to the pre-lockdown period, lockdown brought new challenges and exacerbated existing challenges, but I think that our members agree that Covid has the potential to bring new opportunities, predominantly around the removal of barriers.
Our forecasts are, by their nature, uncertain and forecast errors are likely to be larger when we are looking at new payments. Next year’s budget will include the new child disability payment and the adult disability payment.