Disabled Service Users at Employment Facility Exploiting Benefit Loopholes “felt something like guilt” episode artwork

EPISODE · Apr 7, 2026 · 4 MIN

Disabled Service Users at Employment Facility Exploiting Benefit Loopholes “felt something like guilt”

from Disability News Japan · host Michael Gillan Peckitt

Amid support programs for the employment of people with disabilities, an unprecedented case of fraudulent benefit claims by an Osaka-based company has come to light. The total amounts to ¥15 billion, funded, of course, by taxpayers. Episode notes: ‘Disabled Service Users at Employment Facility Exploiting Benefit Loopholes “felt something like guilt”’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2026/04/04/disabled-service-users-at-employment-facility-exploiting-benefit-loopholes-felt-something-like-guilt/

Amid support programs for the employment of people with disabilities, an unprecedented case of fraudulent benefit claims by an Osaka-based company has come to light. The total amounts to ¥15 billion, funded, of course, by taxpayers. Episode notes: ‘Disabled Service Users at Employment Facility Exploiting Benefit Loopholes “felt something like guilt”’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2026/04/04/disabled-service-users-at-employment-facility-exploiting-benefit-loopholes-felt-something-like-guilt/

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