Mr. Speaker, Return to Written Question 1-14(4), asked by Ms. Lee and responded to by the Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation on the Fuel Rebate Program.
- The duration of the initiative was approximately seven weeks from the day it was announced on March 8, 2001 to April 30, 2001.
- The initiative did go past the original ending date of March 31, 2001 to April 30, 2001 as approved by the Financial Management Board.
- Reasons for the extension include the number of incomplete applications received at March 31, 2001, and demand from the public that not enough time was given for all eligible people to complete and submit applications.
- The total amount given to residents of the NWT under this initiative was $916,045.
- The $916,045 represents 70.5 percent of the $1.3 million original budgeted amount.
- A total of 3,320 individuals benefited from this initiative. Thirty-nine received the $75 amount, 544 received the $150 amount, 277 received the $160 amount, and finally 2,460 individuals received the $320 amount.
- The community breakdown by numbers of recipients is as follows: Aklavik 30, Colville Lake 2, Deline 33, Dettah 5, Enterprise 14, Fort Good Hope 63, Fort Liard 26, Fort McPherson 59, Fort Providence 72, Fort Resolution 81, Fort Simpson 127, Fort Smith 292, Hay River 566, Hay River Reserve 29, Holman 20, Inuvik 176, Jean Marie River 4, Kakisa 3, Lutselk'e 18, N'dilo 13, Nahanni Butte 6, Norman Wells 58, Paulatuk 1, Rae Lakes 50, Rae-Edzo 105, Sachs Harbour 7, Snare Lake 23, Trout Lake 13, Tsiigehtchic 15, Tuktoyaktuk 30, Tulita 29, Wha Ti 52, Wrigley 10 and Yellowknife 1,288.
Mr. Speaker, these numbers, as well as some other statistics, are now available on the Housing Corporation's website.
- The total number of applications received was 3,671.
- Of the total received, 351 were rejected for not conforming to the guidelines. Rejecting occurred in almost all communities.
Mr. Speaker, I would like to inform all Members that these are preliminary numbers only as we are still trying to contact some people to verify that in fact they do qualify, otherwise, overall there will not be any significant changes to these numbers.