Question 200-14(6): Student Financial Assistance Program  Yes, Mr. Speaker. As an alternative, I certainly will do that. I'll have a look to see what the obligations on our part are, legal obligations, and I can report back to the Member on that.

Question 200-14(6): Student Financial Assistance Program  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker there is, no doubt, a contractual arrangement between the federal government and ourselves, however, I don't have the details to that here. I could get that for the Member. Thank you.

Question 200-14(6): Student Financial Assistance Program  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there has been a consistency in approach to the SFA program. This program was redesigned in '99, Mr. Speaker. We made some changes in 2000 to make improvements for students but the principles in the programs were maintained and there are, as

Question 196-14(6): National Child Tax Benefit Program  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the program will provide for the working poor an opportunity to have a rent reduction based on the amount of money earned and that's the total amount of money the family received. Anywhere up to $3,833 is the limit and below that, they can re

Question 196-14(6): National Child Tax Benefit Program  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I stated earlier, the funding that is provided by the federal government, we supplement that and we redirect it into a number of areas including the territorial workers' supplement which aids children and the territorial child benefit. So

Question 196-14(6): National Child Tax Benefit Program  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We believe it's working, Mr. Speaker. It provides a number of areas of support to the territorial support programs for various children's programs throughout the Territories. That's provided to the regions and, in turn, the communities. In addition, there

Question 196-14(6): National Child Tax Benefit Program  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the National Child Benefit Program was a national program in which federal money is passed to individuals in the Territories with children. We have developed, in parallel to that, an NWT child benefit program to help the working poor to ensur

Question 195-14(6): Income Support Policy On Income Calculation  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Member has asked if we could provide information on the amount of dollars that would be affected by unearned income. I will instruct the department to give me that information as quickly as possible, so that we can pass it on to the Members, Mr. Speak

Question 195-14(6): Income Support Policy On Income Calculation  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there is an area called unearned income. I don't have that amount and that would be very difficult to assess how much that would impact on the department, Mr. Speaker, without doing a lot of work on it, which we can do. I don't have that ty

Question 195-14(6): Income Support Policy On Income Calculation  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, for income support clients, the unearned income portion is not exempt, Mr. Speaker, so there is no dollar amount specifically attached to that, but there is to the earned income portion, as I stated. An individual could earn $400 beyond the i

Question 195-14(6): Income Support Policy On Income Calculation  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the income support program has two areas that could potentially be looked at in terms of what the Member has stated. One is the area of earned income. We provide, on a monthly basis, Mr. Speaker, $400 that an individual could earn beyond th

Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am pleased to welcome two schools to our Legislature today. Mr. Handley has recognized the Mildred Hall students, pardon me, the Weledeh Catholic School students and their teacher that's here with them is Trent Hamm. I would also like to welcome Mildred

Motion 7-14(6): To Change The Implementation Date Of The Strategy To Harmonize Income Support And Social Housing, Defeated  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate this opportunity to speak to this extremely important initiative that the government is undertaking. Mr. Speaker, this has been a long time in coming. This dates back to the previous Legislature. Mr. Speaker, a lot of work has been done in th

Question 190-14(6): Classifications Of Income For Income Support Purposes  Mr. Speaker, perhaps the Member could be more specific as to what changes to what program he's speaking of. If he's speaking about the proposed changes where we are looking at harmonization, the Housing Corporation has tabled a list of individuals who were consulted, Mr. Speaker.

Question 190-14(6): Classifications Of Income For Income Support Purposes  Mr. Speaker, if the Member is speaking about the income support program, as it is today, that particular program, consultation had no doubt been the responsibility of previous Ministers. If the Member is speaking about a program change that is now before us, specifically harmoniz