• The Home Heating Rebate is available to residents of the province whose household income in 2005 is $30,000 or less and incur costs to heat their home, regardless of the primary source of heat.
   
• A maximum rebate amount of $200 is available to households with an income level of up to $22,500. Individuals and families with income between $22,500 and $30,000 will also receive assistance; however the rebate will be reduced on a sliding scale. The minimum rebate an eligible household will receive is $100.
   
• Eligible individuals or families must apply for the rebate, and must provide an electricity bill from November 2006 to April 2007 in the name of the applicant or the applicant’s spouse. Family income is the net income of an individual, and where applicable, the net income of that person’s spouse or partner. It is the net income from line 236 of the 2005 personal income tax return.
   
• Special circumstances will be considered when calculating family net income. These include:
  • the surviving spouse’s income for the year will be used to determine eligibility when a spouse has died
  • if a spouse resides in a long-term care facility, family net income will be reduced by the amount paid to support the spouse in the long-term care facility, and
  • if a person is enrolled in an Adult Basic Education or skills training program, net income will be reduced by the amount of the payments in respect of the ABE or skills training program.
     
• Please note that documentation will be required to support a claim under these special circumstances.
   
• Application forms are available through:
   
  • the Department of Finance and the Seniors’ Resource Centre in St. John’s, and throughout the province at all Human Resources, Labour and Employment offices and Government Service Centres;
     
  • Download Application (PDF)
     
• Only one person per household may apply for the rebate. The deadline for submitting applications is April 30, 2007. Please allow 6 to 8 weeks for processing.
  
  Applications must be sent to:
  Home Heating Rebate
  Department of Finance
  Tax Administration Division
  P.O. Box 8740, St. John’s, NL A1B 4K3
  
  For further information, please contact the Department of Finance at 729-1695 or toll-free at 1-877-729-1695.

  News Release - December 15, 2006 - Government Expands Home Heating Rebate