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Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland economic gap widening, report finds
Republic of Ireland
Report shows 71% of 15 to 19-year-olds in Northern Ireland in education compared with 94% in Republic
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Northern Ireland has highest level of most deprived areas in UK, research finds
Cost of Living
Queen's University study also highlights that Belfast has the worst levels of self-reported health deprivation in UK
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Households urged to avoid using washing machine during three 'most expensive' hours
Cost of Living
The time of day you run your washing machine can have a big impact on your energy bill
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Northern Ireland rates bills to be issued this week - everything you need to know
Cost of Living
The aveage household rate bill in Northern Ireland for 2024/25 was £1,180
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Full list of Northern Ireland bill increases coming into effect from April
Cost of Living
A series of rises from car tax to mobile phone contracts are coming into effect
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Welfare reform is something that has to be done, says NI Secretary
Cost of Living
"We can’t sit here and shrug our shoulders"
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Northern Ireland average personal debt revealed as crisis deepens
Cost of Living
New research highlights the key areas putting people into further debt
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Michelle O'Neill accuses UK Government of “choosing weapons of war over people and public services”
Politics
Finance Minister John O’Dowd said the Chancellor had put public services to “the bottom of the pile” of priorities
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NI Housing Executive spends £12 million putting homeless people in hotels and B&Bs
Homelessness
"In 2023-2024, around 4,700 households were in temporary accommodation, compared to 1,700 households a night in 2017"
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In Pictures: End of an era in East Belfast as Connswater Shopping Centre closes
East Belfast
The Shopping Centre in the heart of East Belfast opened in 1983
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Will I still get my PIP payment? The things people will have to show to keep the benefit
Disability benefits
The government has announced that it intends to reduce the number of people on Personal Independent Payments (PIP)
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SSE Airtricity announce changes to Northern Irish energy operations
Northern Ireland
“It’s disappointing that we’ve had to make this decision"
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Northern Ireland stamp duty calculator shows exactly how much more you'll pay after April deadline
Housing
You can use our stamp duty calculator to see exactly how much more you'll have to pay
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Martin Lewis forced to apologise as viewers say they 'can't watch' ITV show
Your Money
Martin Lewis was back on ITV on Tuesday night to share his latest tips and tricks to help the nation save money, but some viewers claimed they couldn't keep up
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Martin Lewis warns of missing out on £10,000 pension boost if action not taken by April 5
Martin Lewis
The Money Saving Expert founder has urged people to check one thing as the deadline is looming - and said failing to take action will mean the 'door shuts forever'
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The 8 factors influencing prices as Northern Ireland has highest home insurance in UK
Housing
The median cost here is £91 more than in Greater London
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Department for Communities issues urgent benefit scam text warning
Benefits
People have been urged to report any suspicious messages
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BBC TV licence and four other bills going up as households set for 'awful April'
Your Money
It's been dubbed 'awful April' by some commentators as the cost of living crisis continues to affect households
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Map shows the salary you need to buy the average house in different parts of Northern Ireland
Cost of Living
In one area a mortgage will cost £5,000 more than the median salary
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The cheapest areas in Northern Ireland for petrol and diesel as new month starts
Cost of Living
The price of fuel is expected to drop further as March goes on
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NI energy supplier announces price reduction at the start of next month
Cost of Living
The reduction will save customers an average of £136 a year
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'Poverty is only getting worse' - Belfast healthy meals company on six years of supporting local food hub
Cost of Living
Lifehub NI is one of the only spots in Belfast offering fresh food to those in need
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Best and worst Northern Ireland broadband providers for reliability ranked in new study
Your Money
If your provider is part of Ofcom's automatic compensation scheme then you can claim for outages
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The cheapest places for home heating oil in Northern Ireland as new month starts with price drop
Cost of Living
Prices are slowly reducing as we inch closer to spring
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