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The Consumer Council has launched a range of educational family activities, games and quizzes to teach kids of all ages and adults about their consumer rights, budgeting and how to avoid scams.
News
- Scams
- Consumer Skills
- Personal Finances
30th April 2020
Activity Sheet - Budgeting Worksheet (Wants vs Needs)
Download and print for best results. You can also recreate the table on your computer/phone or a blank piece of paper.
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Other
- Consumer Skills
- Personal Finances
The Consumer Council has been urging the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to ensure that airlines provide passengers with the refunds they are legally entitled to under EU regulations, following numerous flight cancellations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
News
- Transport
29th April 2020
The Consumer Council is advising households and small businesses to ensure their energy bills are accurate and as low as possible during the COVID-19 lockdown.
News
- Energy
29th April 2020
Activity Sheet - Peanut's Birthday
It's Peanut's birthday and you have a £10 budget.
Cut out the items from page 1 and 2 that you want to bring to Peanut's birthday party and stick them onto page 3.
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Other
- Consumer Skills
- Personal Finances
Royal Mail announced today (Tuesday 28 April 2020) that from 2 May it will reduce its service delivery by removing letter deliveries on Saturdays. Tracked parcels and Special Delivery items and most parcel will still be delivered on Saturdays.
News
- Post
28th April 2020
Home Energy Index - March 2020
The Consumer Council’s Home Energy Index tracks changes in household gas, electricity and home heating oil (HHO) prices respectively, in Northern Ireland. It also creates a composite index; meaning that all three energy prices are combined to create one overarching figure, weighted for usage and market share
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Research Reports
- Energy
Activity Sheet - Consumer Rights Crossword Puzzle (Advanced)
Download and print.
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Other
- Consumer Skills
Trading Standards and The Consumer Council are warning unscrupulous traders to stop exploiting the Covid-19 pandemic to profiteer, or face action.
News
- Cost of Living
- Consumer Skills
- Personal Finances
27th April 2020
Earn Your Acorns - Activities Tracker
Help Peanut the Squirrel earn The Golden Acorn by completing 6 different activities from our website: https://www.consumercouncil.org.uk/activities
For each activity completed, cut out an acorn from page 1 and stick it to the corresponding number on page 2.
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Other
- Consumer Skills