Thank you. In 1992, we build 100 half units, 260 rental units, and 12 rent sub-units. That is how we had it figured out, but those numbers have changed slightly because we are building a few more rent sub-units. After the lost delivery of these units, if you just reduce those numbers, you would build 120 rental units, 41 H.A.P. units, and approximately 5 rent sub-units, if you just reduced those same numbers, but did not change anything else. If you change the H.A.P. program, to where you make more people qualified for that program, you can lower the scale so that people who make less money get into home ownership. You can raise the scale for people who make more money, to get into that unit as well, then you can make more people eligible, more people will want those H.A.P. units, and then we will be able to build more houses. We have quite a few people that live in public housing that can afford to run their own homes. We should be keeping our public housing for those who need it, those who cannot afford to buy their own homes, and that is what we have to do. We have to look at it sensibly. If we get the best bang for our dollar out of building home ownership, then that is what we should do. Those that cannot afford home ownership will be in public or social housing.
Don Morin on Tabled Document 89-12(2): Housing Needs Survey 1992
In the Legislative Assembly on September 16th, 1992. See this statement in context.
Tabled Document 89-12(2): Housing Needs Survey 1992
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
September 15th, 1992
Page 968
Don Morin Tu Nedhe
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