P.E.I. government boosts cash for home heating program
Islanders eligible for help from the provincial authorities for house heating will have the ability to get one other $200 this winter, and the brink for who can qualify has modified.
Program will proceed to be operated by Salvation Military
Islanders eligible for help from the provincial authorities for house heating will have the ability to get one other $200 this winter, and the brink for who can qualify has modified.
The P.E.I. authorities introduced the elevated funding Wednesday, boosting the funding out there to $1,200 per eligible family.
“With oil and different prices persevering with to rise, this monetary help is meant to ease the burden on households, seniors and people who want it most,” mentioned Social Improvement Minister Matthew MacKay in a information launch.
The help is accessible for people with an annual earnings of $45,000 or much less or households with earnings of $60,000 or much less. These thresholds are additionally a rise from final yr.
This system will as soon as once more be operated by the Salvation Military.
Lieutenant John Burton, chief of the Salvation Military in Charlottetown, mentioned shoppers have been feeling anxious about discovering the cash to warmth their houses this yr.
