Ms. Nokleby.

Is that a yes then, it went to -- okay, I'll move on. I'll follow up with the Minister after.

I am just looking at the preventative maintenance program line item as well, and I do note that it has stayed the same from the revised estimates that's on the same page. Right now, so it's sitting at $1.244 million. When we've done some of our community tours under social development, we've seen units within the different places, and I'm thinking of Behchoko right now, where there's not an obvious reason to an outsider or an untrained eye why that unit isn't being fixed up and repurposed or having someone moved into it. So to me -- what's the saying, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of flesh? And so, you know, I don't understand why we wouldn't want to be increasing funding into the preventative maintenance program in order to sort of decrease our expenses down the line in repairs.

Can the Minister speak more to whether we're going to see that line item increase soon or if there's other funding that can be accessed to do the same work? Thank you.

Mahsi. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll have President Young respond. Thank you.

Ms. Young.

Mahsi. Ms. Nokleby.

Yeah, and I appreciate that. I think you have to sometimes -- and I keep saying let's move it 80 percent instead of always waiting for 99, which is unattainable. So I do like that idea of what I'm hearing and then it being an iterative process that, you know, the findings will be looked at. I guess under that, my question or comment would be, you know, if we are finding that people -- and I'm assuming this is people -- if they're coming in to get this money, that it's potentially going to be oversubscribed I'm assuming. And so if that is the case, and there's more want than we have money for, would the department be looking to come back to us for more money for that or would they just be saying no, we're done with our money for this time period? Thank you.

Mahsi. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Once the review is done, we possibly would be bringing this back during our business plan review. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mahsi. Ms. Nokleby.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm now looking at the homeownership initiative. It's my understanding that the GNWT or the department has halted intakes on this program until the summer and not due to a limit of funds but rather an inability to process all the applications that are coming in. I'm hearing often from constituents and people, particularly as I have a riding that has several apartment buildings but then also several single dwellings, you know, a lot of people are wanting to move between those two and are finding that they just have no options. The fact that they need to move super quickly as well to purchase homes when they do become available is also an added stress. And so basically I'm hearing a futility in the group sort of demographic of people that should be now purchasing their homes, settling down more, starting their families, and most of them feel quite bleak that they're going to have any opportunity to do so in the Northwest Territories. So $814,000 is very low. Can the Minister or the department speak a little bit more to, am I correct that the application intake has been halted, and sort of what is the plan there to get that not waiting until December. Thank you.

Mahsi. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll have President Young respond. Thank you.

Ms. Young.

Mahsi. Ms. Nokleby.

I'm glad to hear that. And honestly, I think it would be good to maybe get some messaging out. And I don't know that -- I mean, it's a busy session, but it might be out there already, but I do think there is still perception that program has been shut down for now.

My next question is around the homeownership repair and mobility modifications program. And so it's my understanding that this has to do with helping people with disabilities and such live within a noninstitutional setting or at their home. You know, again very low amounts of money. We have an aging population. I get that there's sort of an overlap of seniors aging in place with disabilities and modifications for that. So can the Minister or department comment on do we see that -- you know what, and I'm looking at the wrong number. But, okay, well maybe if the Minister or the department can speak a little bit further to that and where that program is at and whether or not we're seeing again more need than maybe we have money for? Thank you.

Mahsi. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So the Member is speaking about the homeownership repair mobility modification program. $1.9 million increase? Is that the line that -- okay, okay. I'll have vice-president Jim Martin elaborate on -- because we did -- we were undersubscribed during COVID so if you could just explain. I'll just have President Young respond. Thank you.

Ms. Young.

There's just so many changes.

Mahsi. Ms. Nokleby.