Energy costs: Northern Ireland's Utility Regulator starts review
The review of prices from NI's major energy suppliers could lead to lower energy costs.
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The review of prices from NI's major energy suppliers could lead to lower energy costs.
Help for households to pay their bills has been gradually reduced over the past six months.
Wholesale energy prices are falling, but bills are going up again for some Northern Ireland households. Customers of Power NI and SSE Airtricity Gas Supply received the unwelcome news on Friday that respective hikes of 5.1% and 10.6% will apply to their bills from July.
The Government's Energy Price Guarantee support will be reduced to zero from July 1.
Wholesale energy costs are falling but so is the level of government support to pay household bills.