Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would like to ask the Minister of Housing, most of the residents of the Northwest Territories have heard a little bit about the potential rental rate changes for the social housing. The Housing Corporation staff have been in most of the communities in the Northwest Territories, if not all, to discuss this. Could the Minister explain what factors are driving the proposed rent changes, both internal to the NWT and also external? Thank you.
Question 43-12(5): Internal And External Factors Of Proposed Rental Changes
In the Legislative Assembly on February 10th, 1994. See this topic in context.
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
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The Speaker
Thank you. Minister of Housing, Mr. Morin.
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Madam Speaker. The policy for the review of the rent scale has not been reviewed since 1983. As you know, it's an outdated policy. Everything that we, as a government, are supposed to be doing is supposed to be done in a fair, equitable manner and that's what we're attempting to do. CMHC has told the territorial government that if you do not increase your rents, because they are lower than other jurisdictions, they will take back operations and maintenance money from us. How much that is, I do not
know. We are doing this in a slow and precise fashion. What is happening in your communities, and which everyone has been made aware of, all housing authorities have been consulted, there are family income forms being completed right now, so every Member will know how it will affect your riding. That is supposed to be done quickly. Then we have to develop a new rental scale, a proposal, and we have to take that to the Advisory Committee on Housing and Cabinet, to get approval. Then it would be phased in. Thank you.
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Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Allooloo.
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you, Madam Speaker. I hear the Minister saying that in the event of changes, the government is proposing to implement the new rental rates for social housing. How much notice will the current tenants be given, if there are going to be any changes to the rental rates? Thank you.
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The Speaker
Thank you. The Minister of Housing, Mr. Morin.
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Madam Speaker. Hopefully, by March of this year, we will have done community consultations and individual tenant impact briefings. In April 1994, the new rent scale will be drafted to go to Cabinet and the advisory committee. Community meetings to present the new rent scale will happen in May of 1994. In May of 1994, rent notices will go to the tenants. In August of 1994, any adjustments will be implemented then. For those people who will have a drop in rent, it will be done immediately. For those people who will have increased rents, it will be phased in. Thank you.
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The Speaker
Thank you. Item 5, oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Allooloo.
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Madam Speaker, when the government increased the staff housing units to their employees, they phased them in. Will the phasing in method that the government used for staff housing be similar to social housing, if there are going to be rate adjustments?
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The Speaker
Thank you. Minister of Housing, Mr. Morin.
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Madam Speaker. The phasing time will be determined through the consultation process. Thank you.
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The Speaker
Thank you. Item 5, oral questions. The honourable Member for Kitikmeot, Mr. Ng.