Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am just going to go back a bit and outline some of the historical increases. We did receive an increase in 2015-16 to implement changes to the food, clothing, and incidental allowances, as Mr. Lovely mentioned. We also received funds in 2016-17 to increase those allowances, as well. However, in order to take advantage of the new child benefit, we actually modified the methodology and approach for income assistance. So because of that change in methodology and approach, the food and clothing portion of the methodology no longer applies to children. Instead, we have the child benefit that applies. So we were not able to actually roll out the funds as originally planned, and instead we redirected them in order to take advantage of that child benefit. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Ms. Haener on Committee Motion 53-18(2): Tabled Document 261-18(2): Main Estimates 2017-2018, Education, Culture And Employment, Deferral Of Education And Culture Activity, Carried
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Committee Motion 53-18(2): Tabled Document 261-18(2): Main Estimates 2017-2018, Education, Culture And Employment, Deferral Of Education And Culture Activity, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 20th, 2017
Haener
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