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Lia MacDonald, vice-president of customer experience and innovation with NSP, told the committee that the company is aware that power bills and the cost of living are a struggle for many Nova Scotians. ensuring customers don’t get too far into debt so that they are not disconnected due to non-payment; and
Nova Scotia’s opposition parties, calling for a system of income-based power pricing for low-income residents, tied energy poverty directly to income assistance rates that have not increased under the Progressive Conservative government. Knight said she “works closely with Municipal Affairs and Housing that is responsible for the rent supplement program, which supports many of our clients to be able to meet their rental needs.