My questions are for the Minister of the NWT Housing Corporation.
1. When assessing a client’s rental payment, what
are the main factors (income from various sources, number of children, et cetera) that are considered? In other words, how is the amount of rent determined?
2. When assessing a client’s need for income
support, what is the level of monthly income below which a client is considered in need of subsidized rent for:
a) an 18-year-old living on their own in
Yellowknife?
b) a single parent with three children in
Yellowknife?
c) an unemployed couple with two children in
Yellowknife?
d) a senior living on their own in Yellowknife?
3. Are rent subsidy needs calculated differently in
each NWT community? If so, for the same four examples listed above, what is the level of monthly income below which a client is considered in need of rental subsidies in each NWT community?
4. In the most recent year that has complete data,
how many individuals received a rental subsidy in each NWT community?
5. For that same period of time, what were the
total value of rental subsidies (compared to what the client would have paid at “market rates”) made in each NWT community?