Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the idea is that in order to get into public housing, you must not have arrears. The idea is, through this payback plan, to make sure that people who have been evicted because of not paying their arrears can come back to the local authority and work out a payment plan to pay off those arrears. Then their name will be put back on the list for public housing. Again, you have to remember that we have a lot of people on the waiting list to get into public housing. So you can't jump the queue because you got evicted and then come back. You basically have to wait until your name is put back on that list. The whole idea is to have a fair housing program in which we have to accommodate our social clients. Again, we do have programs and policies there to assist people, such as I mentioned in regard to the payment plan. Thank you.
David Krutko on Question 496-15(3): Eligibility For Public Housing
In the Legislative Assembly on February 28th, 2005. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 496-15(3): Eligibility For Public Housing
Question 496-15(3): Eligibility For Public Housing
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 27th, 2005
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