The Campbell government spent over $3 million to harass 19,000 people with disabilities, and found 400 people who may have their benefits cut. The government news release falsely claimed that "As a result of the review, there is now about $8 million a year that can be spent on new clients who are eligible for persons with disabilities assistance." If there is any "savings" as a result of the $3 million "review", it is little more than a third of the cost of the review or less than a fifth of the amount of "savings" claimed by government.

Months after the "review" was to be complete, in the middle of August the news release from the Minister of Human Resources, Murray Coell, announced that there are "400 people who had their disability designation rescinded because they did not meet the medical requirements or chose not to return their forms. In addition, 695 cases were closed because individuals' financial circumstances had changed". The news release did not say that any of the 695 cases were being charged with fraud; in other words, the 695 cases whose financial circumstances had changed would have reported those changes in the normal course of events with or without the $3 million review.

The disability review caused enormous anxiety for 19,000 "clients", and at least one possible suicide according to a coroner's report. The government finally backed down and eliminated the requirement for 5,000 people who were mentally ill. The grand result of putting people through the "review" is that 400 people may yet submit their paperwork late or appeal the decision to reduce their benefits; hopefully none will take destructive actions when their benefits are reduced from a maximum of $786.42 for a single disabled person to a maximum of $510.00 for an employable person. The annual "savings" to the government from reducing benefits for 400 people by $276.42 per month is $1,326,816 - about one third of the cost of the review. The consequences for the 400 people (who at the very least are marginally disabled) of having their income cut by 35% could be catastrophic.

According to the government's news release "Clients who wish to appeal the decision have 20 business days from the date of notification to inform the ministry of their intent to appeal and provide new information for their case." The Campbell government has eliminated funding for many of the organizations that previously assisted people who have trouble coping on their own, but the BC Coalition of People with Disabilities is one organization that will no doubt do all it can to help the victims of Campbell's crackdown.

Only the government knows exactly who the 400 people are who will receive cuts of $276 per month. The Campbell government is spending many thousands of dollars on a poorly designed "exit survey" that attempts to support claims that most people are leaving welfare for work; the suggestion is that more people are leaving welfare for work now than in the past although 66% did not respond to the latest "survey". After spending $3 million to find and cut the benefits for 400 people, the least the Campbell government can do is to put some effort into monitoring and reporting on what happens to those 400 people after their benefits are cut by 35%.