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Linda McAuley champions the cause of consumers in Northern Ireland.

Linda McAuley champions the cause of consumers in Northern Ireland, helping them to solve their problems, make the right choices and avoid the pitfalls.

Linda McAuley champions the cause of consumers in Northern Ireland, helping them to solve their problems, make the right choices and avoid the pitfalls - contact the show with your consumer and benefits queries:

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On Your Behalf: Energy Prices, Housing Rights, Student Tax, Pensioners Parliament

11/09/2021

Energy Prices, Housing Rights, Student Tax, Pensioners Parliament

BBC Radio Ulster - On Your Behalf, Energy Prices, Housing Rights, Student Tax, Pensioners Parliament

Energy Prices with the Utilities Regulator, student tax, Pensioners Parliament. 

Recent gas price rises with Utilities Regulator John French, student tax refunds with Adrian Huston, student accommodation with Housing Rights, Pensioners Parliament with Age NI. 

With the news this week of significant gas price hikes in The Ten Towns Network area, Utility Regulator John French is live to discuss the effect this will have on the average annual household gas bill. 

Student tax and accommodation; Mary Bingham of Housing Rights explores one listener's letting agent query, and shares tips for students when signing the lease on rented accommodation. Tax expert Adrian Huston, looks at student tax refunds, claiming tax back from the Irish Revenue, and who is eligible. 

With the Chancellor Rishiu Sunak this week breaking the ‘Triple lock’ promise on State Pension increases, meaning it will be suspended for one year, and the rise will be 2.5%, lecturer in Social Policy at the Ulster University Goretti Horgan, explains the background to the introduction of the Triple Lock over a decade ago. 

The Pensioners Parliament returns on the 17th of September, taking place this year in the NI Assembly Chamber at Stormont. Eithne Gilligan of Age NI looks at what the Parliament will discuss and asks, are we well prepared in Northern Ireland for an aging population? 

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