Heating assistance applications now available

Applications are now available for Nova Scotia’s heating assistance rebate program (HARP).

The annual program provides a rebate of up to $200 to low-income Nova Scotians who pay for their own heat.

“Heating costs can be very stressful, particularly for people with a low-income,” said Colton LeBlanc, Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services. “The Heating Assistance Rebate Program is here to help with those costs. It’s a quick and simple application process with an option for direct deposits.”

The income threshold to qualify for the program is $29,000 for single-income households and $44,000 for family-income households.

The program, which on average provides more than 45,000 eligible Nova Scotians with a rebate, runs

through March 31.

Applications are available at http://www.novascotia. ca/heatinghelp and through Access Nova Scotia, Community Services and MLA offices.