NAK’AZDLI BAND COUNCIL

Housing Planning Session July 7, 2011

Nak’azdli Housing Planning Session 1) What are the Current Needs of Nak’azdli Membership regarding Housing ? July 7, 2011

A) What are the different household types applying for housing?

- Singles,

- Young Adults (19-29 years)

- Single Parents

- Elderly

- Mature Adults with no children

B) Clarifying Housing Needs

- Single Room Units

- Hotel\Motel or Boarding House Style Units

- Trailer Park

- Assisted Living Units

- Palliative Care Units

- Apartments

- Fourplex Units

Nak’azdli Housing Planning Session What are the current approaches the Band is using to meet the needs of housing for the membership July 7, 2011

Social Housing Units

- Subsidy Housing Units (Band gets the Mortgage for Band Members)

- INAC Subsidy is $28.249, the Band adds $1,751.00 for a total of $30,000.00

- Subsidy = Housing Unit versus Band Member

- Section 10 (Band Members get their own Loan with the Banks directly) and they make their payments directly to the Banks

Nak’azdli Housing Planning Session How has the need for housing changed in recent years ? July 7, 2011

- Increase in Young Adults (19-29 years) applying

- Increase in Single Parents with young children applying

- Increase in Elderly applying for housing

- Increase in

Population

- Bill C-3 Status Population

- Transients Living on Nak’azdli

- Membership moving back to the community

- Housing Freeze has had a major effect on the overcrowding

Nak’azdli Housing Planning Session What Expectations do Community Members have regarding Housing Programs ? July 7, 2011

- Members still expect FREE Housing

- Members expect the Band to pay for all Renovations

- Membership believes that the Band should pay for all Renovation work for the Elders - Even if there are people in the home that can pay for the work or do the work themselves

- The Band should do all budgeting services for the membership

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How can Chief and Council address Housing Needs of the Membership ?

July 7, 2011

- Tax the current businesses with proceeds going to the Housing Department

- Look at creating a Housing Corporation to take over the whole Housing Department

- Look at building an Apartment or Hotel\Motel for Revenue Purposes; either on or off reserve to be rented to Non-Nak’azdli Band Members

- Look at building a Bingo Hall with all proceeds going to Housing and NO DONATIONS

- Look at purchasing or building an apartment building off-reserve strictly for Nak’azdli Band Membership

- Look at Hostel style housing rental units for singles wanting to rent

Nak’azdli Housing Planning Session The Roles\Responsibilities of Chief & Council and Tenants July 7, 2011

Chief and Council

- Maintain a sustainable housing program

- Secure Funding for Housing

- Ensure that Insurance is current on all Band Units

- Provide Subsidy if Eligible

- Ensure Replacement Reserve Funding in place

- Maintain Records of Payments received

- Evictions

Tenants

- Make Regular Monthly Payments to Band

- General maintenance and upkeep of unit

- Before Tenancy – membership takes Basic Home Maintenance Course and Budgeting Workshop

- Possibly have Membership Pay an Additional Cash Equity Down Payment

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The Roles and Responsibilities of the Housing Committee

July 7, 2011

The Housing Committee

- Makes recommendations and to Chief and Council regarding housing matters

- The Housing Committee act as a liaison between Membership and Chief & Council

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Wills and Estates on Nak’azdli Reserve

July 7, 2011

What is Willable Property

- Privately Owned Housing Units are willable assets

- Certificate of Possession (CP’s) are willable assets

- Housing Units that have NO MONIES owing to Nak’azdli Band Council are willable assets

Private House with no monies owed

to Nak’azdli Band Council – Can be

Willed to a family member

This unit has Monies Owing to Nak’azdli Band – therefore it

cannot be Willed to another person

It is under the Band Council Umbrella

Nak’azdli Housing Planning Session Social Services and Housing Payments

July 7, 2011 Shelter Costs

- IA = Income Assistance Program

- Under what circumstances can you charge INAC for Shelter Allowance under the IA Policy?

- Shelter can only be charged to the IA Program if there is an Actual Cost, which is Documented and Allowable as per chapter 5 of the Income Assistance Program (volume 1 of 3) of the Social Development Policy and Procedure Manual (SD P&P M)

Shelter Costs may be charged

as follows:

(i) Maximum Shelter Allowance per Family Unit Size = Rent\Mortgage + Utilities

(ii) Shelter Allowance is based on the House not on the # of families or maximum shelter allowance each family is eligible. Shelter Stacking in in contravention to the intent of the Shelter Allowance Policy

(iii) Shared Shelter Policy allows for multi-family contribution of total actual documented shelter costs, provided all families contribute their fair share of the shelter costs