Mahsi. Minister.
Debates of Feb. 15th, 2023
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Young
Thank you, Mr. Chair. For the purposes of these programs, I believe the income threshold is the same. But I will preface that by saying and the income thresholds are under review in 2023-2024. So that's a live conversation at the moment about whether those income thresholds need to be reconsidered. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Jane Weyallon Armstrong Monfwi
Thank you. It's good it's being reviewed, but can you give us a number? Like, there must be a number. Because the reason why I'm asking is because we have a lot of, okay, seniors aging at home and we have a lot of people that retire and even for two income, they apply for the program they're not eligible. And it's -- they went from being two income earners household to retirement, and it's difficult for them to make ends meet.
And because this income threshold. They need repair done to their unit to their House but as a result of the income threshold, they're denied most of the time. And they were -- they were a taxpayer and they provided to the program and services that's being delivered right now. So that's why I ask if it's -- if there's a number that, you know -- if they have a number, it would be nice if they can share it with us. Thank you.
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Jane Weyallon Armstrong Monfwi
For emergency repair, that is another important one too, where there's lots of issues especially for the private homeowners. So that one too also increased, and I just wanted to ask for 2023-2024 -- I know it's for 2023-2024 and I know that they are collecting or they're -- I know people are applying for the new fiscal year because they're saying that for this program there's no more funds. So when can people start receiving some repair done to their place? Do they have to wait until April 1st, or can they receive funds or help for the emergency repair to their units before April 1st?
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Paulie Chinna Sahtu
Thank you, Mr. Chair. The applications, there should not be restrictions on when the applications are to be received. And we are taking basically the one-window approach working with our clients as well and to try to best accommodate their housing needs. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Jane Weyallon Armstrong Monfwi
Okay. Habitat for Humanity, so there's allocated for this year. I just wanted to ask if -- I know they were advertising before. So how does this Habitat for Humanity work?
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Paulie Chinna Sahtu
Thank you, Mr. Chair. We do have an agreement with Habitat For Humanity to be committed to, I think it's ten units. I'll have President Young elaborate on the programming and the agreement. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Young
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So first to clarify, there is money for habitat but it's coming out of our capital budget, not our operating budget. So we do have a $100,000 still this year I believe it is for habitat identified.
With habitat, it's, as the Minister said, a partnership. They have a board and an executive director. They receive applications and screen applications and look for clients for the programs. Their goal at this point is to try to do half their units in Yellowknife and half their units outside of Yellowknife. And so I do know that they are trying to look at Behchoko for the coming delivery cycle if they can find a client there. So they'd be advertising looking for clients to apply in Behchoko. They have delivered in Yellowknife and Dettah, N'dilo, more recently. But the criteria for the program are under Habitat for Humanity's. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Frieda Martselos Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Chair. My first question is with regards to the line in program detail vice president's office. In the main estimates, it has $383,000. And then the previous finance and infrastructure services, it has $510,000. So that adds up to $893,000 for the vice-president's office. I wonder what that entails. Could you just give me a brief -- I'm asking that question -- the previous section and this section, and it adds up to $893,000 rather than one line. It's almost the same as the expenses with the president's office, Mr. Chair. So I'm just wondering why separate them? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Martin
Thank you, Mr. Chair. There was a change for 2023-2024 Main Estimates with the VP office for programs. The coordinator position was reprofiled from the VP office into program development. And that was subsequently restructured under a new position reporting to the director of programs, and that explains the reduction from 2022-2023 to 2023-2024. So we're essentially down to two positions in the VP office for programs and district operations. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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