Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Education regarding income support. The question I referenced to in my opening statement is the injustice in the way programs are delivered in small communities especially when we talk about community empowerment where we allow communities to take on certain initiatives such as staffing the income support workers. In regard to the program itself and the access to the people it represents, these are only part-time positions where, in other cases, we have social workers, human resource officers, nurses and what not as full-time positions in these communities. The demand for these individuals is high because of the number of individuals who, in most cases, in small communities are applying for income support and the demand is high. Yet the funds are not equally distributed based on a formula that has been worked out. I would like to ask the Minister, has he taken into account these demands on individuals and communities in order to deliver the service more reasonably, has he reviewed it with a possibility of making changes to the program?
David Krutko on Question 154-13(5): Delivery Of Income Support Programs
In the Legislative Assembly on January 30th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Question 154-13(5): Delivery Of Income Support Programs
Item 6: Oral Questions
January 29th, 1998
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