Thank you, Madam Chair. I think the question was about income assistance and whether or not there will a bit of a grace period when someone starts making money. Right now, if you start making money, you get a full-time job and you make too much for income assistance, that means income assistance no longer pays your rent, they do not pay your heating, they do not pay your electricity, you might not have healthcare, and so the Member is pointing out that perhaps that's keeping people from getting and maintaining meaningful employment. Those are discussions I have had with my department. Those are discussions that I have had with the Members, and those are discussions that I am going to have to have with Cabinet, as well, because we have been doing the same thing for a while, and we see that there are improvements that could be made, so I am open to having those conversations. Thank you.
R.J. Simpson on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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