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Rising energy costs add to cost of living for Northern Ireland's consumers
Households across Northern Ireland face increasing pressure on the cost of living as energy price hikes have come into effect.
October 3, 2026'We're still cold paying £300 a month energy bills'
A pensioner says trying to keep warm this winter will be "horrific" amid rising energy costs.
October 1, 2026Household energy bills forecast to see biggest rise in four years
A typical household faces an annual gas and electricity bill of £1,999 from January, based on a key forecast.
September 29, 2026Struggling households need more help with bills, energy industry says
Industry body Energy UK says the current support for households most in need does not go far enough.
August 22, 2026Plea for households to read energy meter as prices rise
Household energy prices have risen by 13% a year as regulator Ofgem's latest price cap kicks in.
June 30, 2026Do not turn your heating off, charities warn
Organisations say there is support available after heating oil doubled in price due to the war in Iran.
March 26, 2026'Most of my pension has gone on home heating oil'
Rising heating oil prices are hitting Northern Ireland harder than the rest of the UK - here's everything you need to know.
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Rising energy costs add to cost of living for Northern Ireland's consumers
Households across Northern Ireland face increasing pressure on the cost of living as energy price hikes have come into effect. Northern Ireland's largest provider of natural gas, SSE Airtricity, incr
Household energy bills forecast to see biggest rise in four years
Household energy prices are set to soar in January, with a typical annual bill forecast to jump by £276, figures shared with the BBC reveal. The 16% predicted increase would hit millions of household
Struggling households need more help with bills, energy industry says
Higher energy bills this winter mean the government should step in to provide more help for households most in need, the body representing energy firms in the UK has said. Stubbornly high prices over
Plea for households to read energy meter as prices rise
Bill payers are being urged to submit a meter reading as household energy prices rise by 13% for millions of people in England, Scotland and Wales on Wednesday. Anyone whose tariff is affected by reg
Do not turn your heating off, charities warn
Charities are urging people not to turn their heating off as the war in Iran continues to inflate energy prices. About 30% of homes in Northumberland and Cumbria, and 20% in County Durham, do not hav
Households on heating oil already grappling with soaring prices
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