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Government must review Benefits decisions - Swann
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall Ulster Unionist South Antrim MP Robin Swann has responded to today’s (Tuesday 18 March) Labour...
Mar 18, 2025


Local Secondary Schools invited to register for the Bank of Ireland Money Smarts Challenge 2025
Pictured is Elisha McNulty, Community Engagement Manager at Bank of Ireland UK. Teachers and students in secondary schools across...
Mar 17, 2025


Revealed: destinations offering the best value worldwide
The Algarve, Portugal Sterling looks set to play a pivotal part in destination choice this year, according to the 19th annual Holiday...
Mar 15, 2025


Pump prices expected to fall as wholesale cost of fuel drops - Asda cuts fuel prices by 4ppl
Today (Friday 14th March), drivers across the country will be able to take advantage of an immediate 4ppl cut in the price of both petrol...
Mar 14, 2025


Payment date for £100 fuel support payment announced by Minister Lyons
Communities minister Gordon Lyons has announced the payment date for the £100 fuel support payment for pensioner households. The payment,...
Mar 12, 2025


Consumer Council welcomes firmus energy 11.84% gas decrease
firmus energy has today announced, a reduction of 11.84% on their regulated gas tariff for domestic and small business customers in the...
Mar 6, 2025


Firmus Energy announces 11.84% cut in gas prices across the Ten Towns Network
Firmus Energy Supply, Northern Ireland’s largest supplier of natural gas, has today (Thursday 6th March 2025) announced that it will be...
Mar 6, 2025


Statutory Sick Pay reforms to boost living standards and economy across the UK
More than one million working people throughout the United Kingdom are set to experience an uplift in their living standards due to...
Mar 5, 2025


More than £100,000 lost to holiday fraud last year in NI - Police urge public to do your research
The Police Service of Northern Ireland is urging anyone planning to book a holiday online to do their research after new figures show...
Feb 24, 2025


Paul Givan introduces School Uniforms Bill ensuring affordability is at the centre of school policies
A new Bill to reduce the costs of school uniforms has been introduced in the Northern Ireland Assembly by Education Minister Paul Givan....
Feb 18, 2025


‘Move to UC’ begins for Income Support recipients
The next stage of the ‘Move to Universal Credit (UC)’ has begun for those in receipt of Income Support. The ‘Move to UC’ involves moving...
Feb 17, 2025


MEA Councillor expenses comes under spotlight after 14% rates hike in two years
Ratepayers in Mid and East Antrim were this month landed with a hike of 3.99% after councillors struck the rate for both residents and...
Feb 16, 2025


Swann urges Car Insurance Taskforce to take action on NI premiums
South Antrim MP Robin Swann The UK Government has committed to tackling the rising costs of car insurance premiums in the United Kingdom...
Feb 14, 2025


O’Dowd – Consumers must be protected after Storm Éowyn
Minister O’Dowd is pictured with Alastair Ross, Assistant Director, Head of Public Policy at the Association of British Insurers Finance...
Feb 13, 2025


Latest tracker shows lowest earning households have seen some recovery in spending power
Today, Wednesday 12 February, the Consumer Council released the latest Northern Ireland Household Expenditure Tracker for Quarter 3 2024...
Feb 12, 2025


Call for vigilance after man tells of 'devastating impact' of romance fraud
A man from Northern Ireland who was deceived by a fraudster into giving more than £200,000 in a romance scam has shared his ordeal to...
Feb 12, 2025


Minister for Communities’ ‘zero-tolerance approach’ to benefit fraud
Communities minister Gordon Lyons Communities minister Gordon Lyons has outlined his ‘zero-tolerance approach’ to benefit fraud in a...
Feb 11, 2025


ANB Council strikes “modest rate increase” as it continues to “build a sustainable and prosperous future”
At a special council meeting held on Monday 10 February, Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council has applied an increase of 4.96% to the...
Feb 11, 2025


Mid and East Antrim Borough Council strikes rate for 2025/26
This evening, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council struck the annual rate for 2025/26 agreeing an increase of 3.99% for both domestic and...
Feb 10, 2025


ANB Council face possibility of having to impose unprecedented rates hike
Antrim and Newtownabbey councillors will hold a special meeting on Monday evening (10th February) to set domestic and non-domestic rates...
Feb 7, 2025
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