Individuals and families on P.E.I. can once again apply for financial help to heat their homes in 2025. 

The program is funded by the provincial government and administered by the Salvation Army. Last year, it gave out about $7 million in assistance to help Islanders pay for home heating, usually furnace oil.   

"These are people who have earned money, paid taxes and are still struggling," said Martin Dutton with the Salvation Army. "Folks are not coming through because they are just trying to gr…