Thank you, Mr.
Speaker. Yes,
numerically they are factored in, but the nature of these costs is not. That is to say, child care expenses would be considered the same as a car payment.
Of course, costs like these represent two completely different circumstances with varying
degrees of need. As such, more often than not the applicant’s true discretionary income is not really captured, so a single parent’s eligibility many times falls just over the predetermined Core Need Income Threshold, and they become ineligible for public housing. This is happening all too often to single people who are making an effort to provide a better living for themselves and their children. I feel we need to do something immediately. We need to do an immediate review of the policy so that special circumstances associated with child care costs are properly factored in determining an accurate evaluation of an individual applicant.
Today I will have questions for the Minister Responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation. Thank you.