Search results

As the average price for 900 litres of home heating oil breaks through the £500 mark for the first time in over two years and with prices varying by up to £58 the Consumer Council is calling for the NI Executive to examine the need for regulating the industry. Northern Ireland has seen the price of home heating oil accelerate by 87 per cent in the last two years .

A Consumer Council report - Budget 2011- issued today (16 Feb) details the views of consumers in response to the NI Executive draft budget and spending plans which have been issued by each Government Department.

With the coldest December and January on record, the Consumer Council is urging consumers to review how much energy they have used to avoid surprises in their next gas or electricity bill.

During Christmas and New Year, 40,000 customers across Northern Ireland were left without water supplies during one of the worst water crises to hit Northern Ireland.

We have a series of leaflets with advice on flooding.

Around 3,000 households and businesses in Kilkeel have been affected by disruption to their water for over 24 hours.

The Consumer Council today (4 February) held a successful workshop to help people on a low income make their money go further.

If the Consumer Council is in contact with you, our staff will never ask you to divulge any personal information.

To protect yourself against ‘bogus callers’ here are some simple precautions which will help you keep safe from fraudsters.

The Consumer Council is urging households to be ‘switched on’ to saving money on their energy bills, keeping their homes safe and warm and getting information on energy efficiency grants. The comments came today as the Consumer Council launches ‘Switch On’, a series of thirteen leaflets covering all you need to know about keeping your house warm and your energy bills down.