‘Difficult winter’ as Northern Ireland prices remain high

People in Northern Ireland are facing a “relatively difficult winter” as home-heating oil prices remain high, the Consumer Council has said.

About two thirds of households in Northern Ireland are heated using oil.

While home-heating oil prices have significantly dropped in the last year, the long-term average is still costly.

It comes at a time when gas and electricity prices are also still at high levels – the Utility Regulator told BBC News NI that although the wholesale price of energy has reduced significantly over the last few…