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Opinion [2]
Business [3]
Sport [4]
Life [5]
Entertainment [7]
Travel [8]
Sunday Life [9]

Cost of Living

Consumers in Northern Ireland face the worst cost of living crisis in decades. The Belfast Telegraph tracks and reports how price rises affect you.

Cancellations by easyJet hit passengers at Belfast International Airport. Image: PA

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Viewpoint Opinion Airlines must treat customers better

Now, more than ever, a holiday is a highlight of the year for many. Due to the pandemic and lockdown we were unable to jet off to our favourite destinations.

Rental prices in NI have been on the rise for years and won't be stopping any time soon

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exclusive Income growth has not kept pace with increase in rents in Northern Ireland, new data reveals

The true state of Northern Ireland’s rental market can be revealed today with an investigation detailing a lack of supply and rising prices.

Rite of passage: Critics say the materialist focus of first communions distracts from the spiritual but people remember their communion day all their lives. Credit: Getty Images

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Mary Kenny Opinion Forget qualms about ‘flashy’ first holy communions. For children, it’s a milestone

The two women sitting alongside me on an Aer Lingus flight to London were the epitome of the ‘ladies who lunch’: perfect tans, expensively streaked hair, designer handbags.

Should people be allowed to steal food if they can’t afford to pay for it? Credit: Getty Images/EyeEm/Stock image

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Lindy McDowell Opinion Big business isn’t doing a big lot to help those worst hit by cost-of-living crisis

As the cost of living crisis deepens, should people be allowed to steal food if they can’t afford to pay for it?

Switching off appliances at the wall could save £40 per year

Consumer Council’s tips to help save money on electricity and heating

All of us are feeling the pinch caused by soaring energy and food prices. The announcement by Power NI of another rise, this time of 27.5%, is grim news, and will mean annual bills of nearly £1,000 for its 461,000 customers.

Annually, that rise equates to an average bill of £944 inclusive of Vat, which is 183% higher than what households were paying in April 2006, when the typical annual household electric bill was just £334. Credit: Matthias Lindner/Stock image

Sky-high energy prices here to stay for six years — and could even get worse for NI householders

Northern Ireland householders will pay high energy prices until at least 2028, the Utility Regulator boss has warned.

Power NI 27.5% price hike will increase yearly bill for customers by around £200

Power NI has announced it will be increasing electricity prices by more than a quarter from July 1 for domestic customers in Northern Ireland.

Divides opinion: Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has campaigned to tackle child obesity. Credit: Paul Stuart

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Fionola Meredith Opinion Why affluent health activists like Jamie Oliver need a bite of a reality sandwich

Food and fuel prices are rising at their fastest rate for 40 years.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak. Credit: Getty Images

Pressure grows on Chancellor to act over package of support amid cost-of-living crisis

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is under mounting pressure from business leaders, charities and MPs from across the political spectrum to produce a package of support after inflation hit a 40-year high, with food and energy costs among the main concerns.

Cost of living continues to bite in Northern Ireland – Price of motor fuel hits ‘historic highs’ while home heating oil drops slightly

Motorists in parts of Northern Ireland are paying almost 172p per litre for petrol, according to the latest figures.

Emergency fuel payments cannot be reopened without Executive: Hargey

An emergency fuel payment scheme cannot be reopened due to the lack of an Executive, Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has said.

Savings are becoming more important with rampant price rises. Stock image

10 handy tips for making some easy summer savings as inflation and cost-of-living bite

On Wednesday it was announced inflation in the UK has soared to its highest level in four decades as it reached 9% in the year to April.

Calls for Stormont to reopen Emergency Fuel Payment Scheme to address the cost-of-living crisis

There have been calls for Stormont’s Emergency Fuel Payment Scheme to be reopened to help people deal with rising costs.

Household energy bills soared at the start of April (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Inflation soars to 40-year-high 9% after hike in energy prices

The cost of living in the UK has increased at its fastest rate for four decades as soaring energy bills put millions of households under pressure.

Pressing issues include support for households impacted by the cost-of-living crisis

Cost of living, housing and Emergency Fuel Payment Scheme feature in first Assembly questions of the new mandate

The cost-of-living crisis, housing and an emergency fuel payment scheme: these are just some of the most pressing issues covered in the first written Assembly questions for Stormont’s caretaker ministers.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson with Managing Director of Thales Belfast, Philip McBride, on Monday. Credit: Liam McBurney/PA

No Stormont? No full wages for MLAs then, says Prime Minister

The Prime Minister has fired a missile across the bows of Northern Ireland’s MLAs by insisting he sees no reason why they should receive full wages as long as the Stormont stalemate continues.

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Viewpoint Opinion Fixing NI Protocol is easier said than done

The Prime Minister arrives in Northern Ireland today with a clear message after the election. Boris Johnson, writing in this newspaper, is unambiguous: the Executive must be formed and the MLA class of 2022 must get to work.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will meet with political parties in Belfast on Monday in an effort to restore power-sharing.

Boris Johnson, UK Prime Minister Opinion Stormont must be restored so politicians can deliver for the people of NI

I am visiting Northern Ireland on Monday at a time of considerable political change. The Assembly elections brought forth a new generation of voters and representatives who are confident and optimistic about the future.

Paul Murnaghan from the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Credit: Matt Mackey/Presseye

Political impasse damages Northern Ireland’s reputation by the day, warns business chief

The latest political crisis will damage Northern Ireland’s international reputation by the day, a business leader has warned.

Stormont is currently in limbo after the election. Credit: PA

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Viewpoint Opinion The cost of doing nothing is too high

Money makes the world go round, but Northern Ireland has not signed up for a Cabaret show which leaves Stormont standing still.

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Eimear McGovern Opinion Life my parents lived is one I will never be able to have

Pushing my trolley through the supermarket, I pile the goods in one on top of the other. Chorizo sourced from the foothills of the Pyrenees, pasta in shiny blue and yellow packaging, spicy kimchi exactly like what you’d find in Korea, an avocado perhaps. After making my way home, I might sit down to whatever programme I’m currently watching on Netflix or go to my local café for a takeaway flat white.

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Cost of Living

Viewpoint Opinion Airlines must treat customers better

exclusive Income growth has not kept pace with increase in rents in Northern Ireland, new data reveals

Mary Kenny Opinion Forget qualms about ‘flashy’ first holy communions. For children, it’s a milestone

Lindy McDowell Opinion Big business isn’t doing a big lot to help those worst hit by cost-of-living crisis

Consumer Council’s tips to help save money on electricity and heating

Sky-high energy prices here to stay for six years — and could even get worse for NI householders

Power NI 27.5% price hike will increase yearly bill for customers by around £200

Fionola Meredith Opinion Why affluent health activists like Jamie Oliver need a bite of a reality sandwich

Pressure grows on Chancellor to act over package of support amid cost-of-living crisis

Cost of living continues to bite in Northern Ireland – Price of motor fuel hits ‘historic highs’ while home heating oil drops slightly

Emergency fuel payments cannot be reopened without Executive: Hargey

10 handy tips for making some easy summer savings as inflation and cost-of-living bite

Calls for Stormont to reopen Emergency Fuel Payment Scheme to address the cost-of-living crisis

Inflation soars to 40-year-high 9% after hike in energy prices

Cost of living, housing and Emergency Fuel Payment Scheme feature in first Assembly questions of the new mandate

No Stormont? No full wages for MLAs then, says Prime Minister

Viewpoint Opinion Fixing NI Protocol is easier said than done

Boris Johnson, UK Prime Minister Opinion Stormont must be restored so politicians can deliver for the people of NI

Political impasse damages Northern Ireland’s reputation by the day, warns business chief

Viewpoint Opinion The cost of doing nothing is too high

Eimear McGovern Opinion Life my parents lived is one I will never be able to have

House sales are expected to rise despite the fears over cost of living

Viewpoint Opinion Time those elected served the people

Relate NI: ‘We’re here to support you with all types of relationship’

Growth in economy slows as costs rocket

Viewpoint Opinion Talks must yield results to get NI working again

NI election results: Seismic day for our political landscape as Sinn Fein tops poll

Busy day at the polls as voters cast ballots in crucial election

Department for Economy remains silent on report Jeffrey Donaldson quoted during TV debate

Fuel costs and logistics also contributing to price hikes, as expert says NI Protocol not only factor at play