Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister responsible for Seniors, regarding the issues I raised in my Member's statement knowing that it's Seniors' Week and also that we have programs and services in place for our seniors. Mr. Speaker, there seem to be barriers in place in regard to how seniors are able to access these programs or else that they have to continue year after year and reapply for different programs. Mr. Speaker, I'll use an example of a program. We have a seniors' home repair program which is basically capped at $20,000. In most cases, Mr. Speaker, our seniors have lived in their homes and owned their homes all their lives, yet as they get older and the cost of maintaining their homes is high, that $20,000 doesn't do much. Now they're being told you maxed out the amount of the allocation, based on $20,000. Yet we also offer another program with regard to the fuel rebate program, and again we have a set amount of how much fuel you're allocated to maintain your home. Again, that hasn't changed for several years. I would just like to ask the Minister exactly what the Minister responsible for Seniors is doing to remove these inequities and barriers for our seniors to simplify the programs and make them more responsible.
David Krutko on Question 266-14(6): Improving Seniors' Assistance Programs
In the Legislative Assembly on June 6th, 2003. See this statement in context.
Question 266-14(6): Improving Seniors' Assistance Programs
Item 6: Oral Questions
June 5th, 2003
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