Thank you. Mr. Chairman, the NWT Housing Corporation has a wide variety of programs designed to serve people, regardless of whether they are low-income or high-income people, in the communities. Depending on the amount of dollars you make, that determines which program you can tap into. For the lower-income people, there is the rental program. That's the new rent scale. For those people that can afford to own their own homes, we have a wide variety of programs to assist those people. Hopefully, people can always find a place to fit into the programs. That's the reason we redesigned all the programs. It's not the intention of the NWT Housing Corporation or myself as the Minister to throw people out of their houses because they missed one month rent or whatever. Our programs are set up so that if a person is having a difficult time paying their rent, he'll be consulted and worked with in order to get his financial affairs in order. It's only in the very last case, after all other avenues have been tried, that a tenant would be evicted. That is the same today. There are people out there who are willing to pay the rent that need the units. We have long line ups in every community. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Don Morin on Bill 1: Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1995-96Committee Report 4-12(7): Report On The Review Of The 1995-96 Main Estimates
In the Legislative Assembly on April 3rd, 1995. See this statement in context.
Bill 1: Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1995-96Committee Report 4-12(7): Report On The Review Of The 1995-96 Main Estimates
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
April 2nd, 1995
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
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