Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the benefit rates are based on the region in that it uses the northern market basket measure to determine the basic funding that an income assistance client receives. So it is based regionally considering that. While ECE understands that one size fits all might not work for everyone, it works very hard to ensure that programs like income assistance are delivered as fairly and as consistently as possible across the Northwest Territories while still taking into account that there are differences in cost of living for residents from one end of the territory to the other. Thank you.
Caitlin Cleveland on Question 228-20(1): Regionalized Delivery of Income Assistance Program
In the Legislative Assembly on June 4th, 2024. See this statement in context.
Question 228-20(1): Regionalized Delivery of Income Assistance Program
Oral Questions
June 4th, 2024
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