Thank you, Madam Chair. All of the funds were transferred over as part of a global program, but afterwards we discovered that, like most landlords, the Housing Corporation had been providing either free rent or reduced rent to caretakers of buildings. So the buildings had a caretaker who looked after them. That's a Housing responsibility; it's not one of the income support programs. So this wasn't really a subsidy to someone with a low income. So it's more appropriately handled through the Housing Corporation. So since it's a management function making sure that the caretaking of the units is looked after, the way that that's done is through either free or reduced rent to somebody who is the caretaker of the unit, not a unit but a building. We've transferred the money back to the Housing Corporation, so through their local housing authorities they can properly administer the operations of the buildings.
Charles Dent on Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on May 14th, 2007. See this statement in context.
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
May 14th, 2007
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