Nova Scotia Home Heating Rebate 2025/2026

Do you qualify for the Nova Scotia Heating Assistance Rebate Program?

The Heating Assistance Rebate Program helps low-income Nova Scotians with the cost of home he home (residential) heat and meet 1 of the following criteria:

Rebates are $400 for each household. You can apply starting October 1, 2025 until March 31, 2026.

To qualify for the rebate you need to pay for your own home (residential) heat and meet 1 of the following criteria:

- have a 2024 net income of $30,000 or less and live alone with no kids or dependents

- have a combined 2024 net household income of $45,000 or less and live with kids, dependents or other adults (to qualify as a single parent, you need to receive the Canada Child Benefit)rtunities and Social Development

- receive Income Assistance form the Department of Opportunities and Social Development

- receive the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) or the Allowance from Service Canada

If your personal or financial situation has significantly changed since you filed your income tax for 2024, you still may qualify. Contact the Department of Service Nova Scotia to find out if you qualify.

Apply online for the rebate. It should take 8 to 10 weeks to receive your rebate.

Click on the link below for more information.

You may also quality for the  Nova Scotia Seniors Care Grant. This grant helps low-income seniors with the cost of household services (like lawn care, snow removal, grocery delivery, transportation, small home repairs and phone service), healthcare services (like physiotherapy and mental health support) and home heating. Grants are $750 for each household. You can apply until March 31  2026.

To qualify for the grant, you need to be 65 or older by March 31, 2026 and meet all of the following criteria:

- have a household net income of $45,100 or less

- live in your own home or apartment

- have your name on the property title, Land Titles Initiative Certificate of Claim or residential lease agreement or a Band administrative letter issued by a First Nation community (reserve)

- have paid (or that you will pay) for household and healthcare services and home heating between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026

You need to apply by March 31, 2026 (only 1 person per household can apply).

Click on the link below for more information.

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