Thank you, Madam Chair. My question to the Minister is on the seniors' home heating subsidy. I'm, first of all, glad to see an increase. And the qualifications for this program is really concerning to a lot of recipients; I'm like many other MLAs from the region that hear these concerns. And it's always the fact of the threshold qualification. The recipients are exceeding the threshold qualification by doing something they've always have done in their past by earning extra money here and there as a pensioner and selling their crafts and/or doing part-time work only to find out that they don't qualify. Is there any willingness or has there been any discussion on increasing that threshold within the department so that, number one, we can encourage our elders or support our elders to keep busy by earning other income and at the same time keep physically fit as they've done all their life? Thank you, Madam Chair.
Daniel McNeely on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 25th, 2025. See this statement in context.
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 25th, 2025
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