Nova Scotians worry about increased costs as energy prices soar

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Nova Scotia NDP leader Claudia Chender says Nova Scotians should take advantage of those supports, but she also wants to see the eligibility expanded and the funding increased to meet inflationary challenges.

"You can only get it if you're making extraordinarily little," said Chender. “It's a small amount of money and if you do get it, you get $200, which fills up a tenth of an oil tank these days. It's just not sufficient." “