I appreciate the extra length to start to describe part of the problem, because the Minister got right to the point where I need to be, which is owning an asset is detrimental to being independent when you are struggling to get by. In other words, if you have a house and you have a mortgage and you can’t go to income support for help… As the Minister said, three times in your lifetime. There are a lot of people who struggle every single winter to pay for that power bill, that heating bill and certainly the high cost of food. That is the policy I am asking the Minister. Would he be willing to revisit this policy to see if we can make it work in such a way to help the working poor survive every winter, every day? Thank you.
Robert Hawkins on Question 66-17(1): Review Of Income Support Policies
In the Legislative Assembly on December 14th, 2011. See this statement in context.
Question 66-17(1): Review Of Income Support Policies
Oral Questions
December 13th, 2011
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