One final point. Mr. Chairman, I wrote, on behalf of two individuals in Fort Providence, regarding their disability. I am sure there are communities where, you know, we do have disabled people who are disabled, not through their own fault, but through birth or sickness, and I think I have two people that fit that category. One of the things that is happening, they are tried like social assistance recipients, they get food allowance, they also get $125.00 extra for their disability, but my concern is that it is still done on the basis of a food voucher. People do not get $125.00 cash or anything like that for their disability and I would hope that for those people who are in their condition, the Minister allows for the social worker to do it on a monthly basis. They just send them cheques once a month, because they know that those people are not going to get employment, nor do they hope to get employment. They are a very special category of people who we really should try to address with regard to social assistance. They are not people who would spend money indiscriminately, so I would hope that the department would change its policy so that those people are given their food vouchers and that the $125.00 for their disability be given on a monthly basis as a cheque, just like a regular pension cheque.
Samuel Gargan on Committee Motion 225-12(2): To Adopt Recommendation No. 93
In the Legislative Assembly on October 2nd, 1992. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 225-12(2): To Adopt Recommendation No. 93
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
October 1st, 1992
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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho
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