Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Income Support Program workers' responsibility is first and foremost to determine whether or not someone qualifies for income support. The program has been modified recently to require people to make productive choices, in order to maintain their access to the program. The income support workers are not expected to be counsellors. Income support workers are intended to ensure that clients are in fact making productive choices. Those choices can involve a range of situations and will often require that the client work with someone else such as a social worker for counselling. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Charles Dent on Question 216-13(5): Income Support Funding Formula
In the Legislative Assembly on February 5th, 1998. See this statement in context.
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Question 216-13(5): Income Support Funding Formula
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 4th, 1998
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