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Nova Scotia

Task force recommends generous energy discounts for low-income Nova Scotians

A Nova Scotia group advocating for cheaper home energy costs is recommending sweeping discounts for low-income earners. The Nova Scotia…

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Canada

Low-income tenants told to leave over UBC construction site risk

More than 80 residents of a low-income apartment building in Kelowna, B.C., have been told they need to leave because…

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Nova Scotia

New analysis shows significant loss of affordable rentals in low-income Halifax neighbourhood

A new data mapping tool is shedding light on the loss of affordable rental housing in six cities across Canada…

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Nova Scotia

CBRM extends deadline to apply for low-income property tax relief

Cape Breton Regional Municipality is extending the deadline for low-income homeowners to apply for a property tax rebate to March…

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Nova Scotia

Richmond County considers property tax rebate for low-income homeowners

Low-income homeowners in Richmond County may get a break on their municipal property taxes in the coming year, similar to…

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Nova Scotia

Changes to N.S. home energy assistance fund will hurt low-income residents, says Liberal leader

Nova Scotia Liberal leader Zach Churchill says a heating assistance program launched this week by the government could leave some…

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Nova Scotia

Some low-income Nova Scotians waiting months for government payments as demand surges

Janet Simmonds looks at her shelf of canned goods from a food bank in her Spryfield, N.S., neighborhood and wonders how she…

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Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia housing plan falls short for students, low-income renters, groups say

Advocates for low-income renters and students in Nova Scotia are pointing out gaps in the province’s recently released plan to…

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Halifax

New mental health centre opens up care for low-income, other marginalized Nova Scotians

A groundbreaking mental health clinic to serve low-income and under-served Nova Scotians is up and running in south-end Halifax. “Our…

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Nova Scotia

$250 increase to grant for low-income N.S. seniors will make a ‘huge difference,’ says national group

Nova Scotia has increased its annual grant for low-income seniors to $750 to help them stay in their own homes longer…

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