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Nova Scotia NDP Calls on Province to Reverse Cuts to Home Heating Rebate Program
NDP leader Claudia Chender highlights a reduction of 46,000 eligible households as the rebate budget drops from $71 million to $32 million this year.
- On Oct. 1, 2025, Claudia Chender, Nova Scotia's NDP leader, called on the Nova Scotia government to reverse cuts to the home heating rebate program, which opened for applications today.
- The government reduced the rebate budget from $71 million last fiscal year to $32 million this year, with applicants helped falling from 118,287 to about 46,000 households.
- On who qualifies: the revised thresholds limit support to people on income assistance, families earning up to $45K, and single households up to $30K, reducing eligibility by 46,000 households.
- The province is investing $140 million over the next four years to accelerate heat pumps, supporting the 20 per cent heating oil reduction target by 2030.
- Fiscal pressures and the announcement's timing have fuelled debate as applications opened today following a Friday release, despite Claudia Chender said the government must make better choices amid a projected $1.2-billion deficit.
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Nova Scotia NDP calls on province to reverse cuts to home heating rebate program
HALIFAX — A significant cut to Nova Scotia’s home heating program was called out by the Opposition NDP leader on Wednesday, who said 46,000 fewer households are eligible for the rebate this year. Claudia Chender said that with many people struggling with the cost of living and rising power rates, the government’s decision must be […]
·Toronto, Canada
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NDP leader calls on Houston government to restore heating rebate - Halifax Examiner
Claudia Chender says scaling back program when average household has seen power rates rise an average of $400 in the past five years shows government is “divorced from the reality people are living every day.”
·Halifax, Canada
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