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Minutes from the 301st meeting of The General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland on Friday 27 March 2020.

Held with Zoom Teleconference.

The Consumer Council is pleased to respond to Royal Mail’s proposed changes to its Overseas Scheme.

Statement from Imtac on living with COVID-19

Scammers are unfortunately taking advantage of consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic so it is more important than ever to take extra precautions. Watch out for unsolicited telephone calls, automated voice messages, emails, texts, social media posts and doorstep scams. For more information on scams, please visit the nidirect website: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/campaigns/scamwiseni 

Help Peanut the Squirrel crack the code by decoding the secret messages. Each message contains a tip on how to either save energy, avoid food waste or shop responsibly.

More activities are available here: https://www.consumercouncil.org.uk/activities

1 May 2020

The Consumer Council for Northern Ireland response to the Department for the Economy Energy Strategy Call for Evidence

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.