Easy work-around for a single user system:
sudo vi /usr/lib/firefox/ubuntumate.cfg
Set the pref value (2nd string) to the desired home page.
For me, the result was this:
pref("browser.startup.homepage", "file:///home/elkins/www/html/index.html");
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Can't change Firefox home page in Ubuntu MATE
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