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The Consumer Council and CCEA are helping young people understand how the consumer choices they make today affect all our lives and environment with Ecoworld - a unique new web-based game launched yesterday (29 April). Ecoworld is designed to help young people start good habits early so that making responsible choices about the food we eat, the energy and water we use, how we travel and the waste we create become second nature.

The Consumer Council said today that the Phoenix natural gas price hike of 28 per cent could put many low income households in crisis at a time when the cost of living is increasing, and could rise further. It called for the Government to consider what further action can be taken to support people struggling to make ends meet, and to redouble its efforts to make sure everyone is claiming all the benefits they are entitled to.

The Consumer Council says that consumers here are a major step closer to a fair deal in the controversial High Court battle over excessive bank charges. The judge’s announcement, which means that banks must prove their charges are fair once and for all, is a victory for customers.

The Consumer Council today stated that consumers are likely to face soaring water bills from 2010 unless costs are urgently brought under control. They called on Minister Conor Murphy to continue to keep the focus on getting water right for consumers so that they have a guarantee that any future water bills will be fair and affordable.

Don’t you just love the feeling of finding £1 down the back of the sofa? What if you were sitting on a small fortune you didn’t even know you had? Go for a slap up meal? Take a weekend break or start saving for a rainy day? There is about £12 million lying around in forgotten bank and building society accounts in Northern Ireland. If some of it’s yours, the Consumer Council has launched a campaign to help you get it back.

The Consumer Council today welcomed the Minister for Regional Development’s announcement that a rapid transit network for Belfast is viable and expressed its commitment to ensuring passengers’ expectations are at the heart of any decisions on how to proceed.

The Consumer Council says that young people in Northern Ireland are set to become more financially savvy thanks to the launch of “Money Talks” - a new pack from the Northern Bank and Citizens Advice.