I stand corrected. It is true; there is something out there for seniors living in their own home. I agree. All of those policies and all of those programs available to seniors living in their own housing are all means tested. Some of them like the Repair Program that the Minister referred to, you can get up to a certain amount of money. If you want to access that, you have to allow the NWT Housing Corporation to become a joint homeowner with you. They need to register a caveat on your title in order to do that. The reason they do that is because they are worried. If you get $20,000 to fix up your house and then, in five years, you decide to sell your house, or in three years, that you might be receiving a benefit. So it is hard to rationalize that, then, with the fact that the other policy has absolutely no means test as do all the ones that he is referring to that seniors in their own homes have. They are all means tested and the NWT Housing Corporation wants to co-own your home with you in case you receive a benefit. How does he rationalize that? Thank you.
Jane Groenewegen on Question 250-16(3): Subsidizing Of Public Housing For Seniors
In the Legislative Assembly on March 4th, 2009. See this statement in context.
Question 250-16(3): Subsidizing Of Public Housing For Seniors
Oral Questions
March 3rd, 2009
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