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The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says it has discovered a person making $112,000 a year living in subsidized housing in northern Alberta.

The federation says it’s also found other cases where medium- to high-income earners were given housing intended for the poor by the Heart River Housing Agency.

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“When you’re at $112,000 a year you might not be Mr. Burns, but you are not in need of social housing,” said Alberta director Derek Fildebrandt, referencing the rich character in the television show “The Simpsons.”

Heart River Housing has its headquarters in High Prairie, about 360 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.

The taxpayers federation used access-to-information laws to obtain the information.

Fildebrandt said the $112,000 earner was paying $725 a month for a three-bedroom place in 2012. The person has been there for 12 years.

I think a lot of people will be surprised at $56,000 you can potentially land yourself social housing

He said another person earning more than $82,000 also received subsidized housing, along with seven others with incomes between $46,800 and $56,000.