Well, high cost of living, you know, some of these people, like you said, from -- okay, that's a long time but they do run out, you know. Like, I mean, they use up the subsidy program before the year is, you know, over. Even now, you know, like, there are -- because of the high costs. And so, you know, I know that some of the elders were saying 500 is not enough. 400, you know? Because they already ran out before the year end. And we still have, you know, until April. Like, I mean, we're not -- the cold month is still here. We still have March. And sometimes in April too, especially up North. So that $750 is not going long ways, and they do run out before the year is up. So that's why there's a lot of concern. And they do part-time job, you know, to pay for extra month. And even that -- because they're doing that, they're being punished by the department. Some of them are not eligible for this fuel subsidy program. There's a lot of them that got denied. So I want to know if -- you know, within this budget for the fuel subsidy, the income threshold, did the department review the income threshold of the seniors in the regions? Like, is it included in this budget? Because I know that there's some seniors that are not making -- that are living on fixed income, and they are not living on GNWT pension. So some of -- they're making less than $200,000, but yet they get -- they're denied the subsidy program. Thank you.
Jane Weyallon Armstrong 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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