I wonder if the Minister would just make a decision on increasing that amount. Right now what is happening is individuals are trying to get some help, they are trying to age in place, but the program is very limited. It does very little to support that individual to remain in the home. Barrier-free, for example, would probably cost $60,000 to $100,000, if that was the extreme, but barrier-free could actually allow individuals to age in place. I wonder if the Minister could just open the program up, make a decision about increasing that number of $10,000 to $20,000, $25,000, whatever the placeholder number can be at this point, but something beyond $10,000. You cannot install a wood stove or a furnace in a house for a senior who has an aging, inefficient furnace or wood stove for $10,000.
Tom Beaulieu on Question 614-18(3): Seniors' Aging-in-Place Retrofit Program
In the Legislative Assembly on February 25th, 2019. See this statement in context.
Question 614-18(3): Seniors' Aging-in-Place Retrofit Program
Oral Questions
February 25th, 2019
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