Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’ve talked to the Minister of the Housing Corporation on the plans to charge rent to the elders, and the Minister gave me a significant number of 700 seniors that are going to be impacted and some of the seniors that said it’s okay. I have a hard time believing that of elders in my region. I don’t think it’s going to be okay. I don’t know where the Minister is getting the okay from the seniors. I want to ask the Minister responsible for Seniors how he is working with this government here to be responsible for seniors that the government is now planning to charge rent to the elders and how he is protecting the seniors that are low income, don’t have much money, even though the Minister has indicated that there’s an exemption. It’s pretty difficult for some of our elders who are living in poverty to now look at this rent payment beginning July 1st .
Norman Yakeleya on Question 113-17(2): Effects On Elders Of Public Housing Rent Scale
In the Legislative Assembly on February 17th, 2012. See this statement in context.
Question 113-17(2): Effects On Elders Of Public Housing Rent Scale
Oral Questions
February 16th, 2012
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