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Post Office comment on UK Government announcement regarding energy bill support for Northern Ireland households

Post Office comment on UK Government announcement regarding energy bill support for Northern Ireland households

Commenting on the UK Government’s announcement that people in Northern Ireland will receive a £600 Energy Bills Support Scheme and Alternative Fuel Payment from mid-January, Nick Read, Chief Executive at the Post Office, said:
“Our 500 Post Offices across Northern Ireland are at the heart of their communities and Postmasters are preparing for the vital role they will play in getting people the

Rate of Sale: UK property takes almost two weeks longer to sell than last year

Rate of Sale: UK property takes almost two weeks longer to sell than last year

Nationwide, the average time it takes to sell a home has increased by nearly two weeks in the last year, to 114 days Homes in Oxford, one of the least affordable cities in the UK, take the longest to sell, staying on the market for an average of nearly five months (152 days) Aberdeen is the second slowest-selling city (151 days), despite Scotland’s quick legal process which helped Edinburgh and

The increasing cost of summer: Kids entertainment costs up 25% over the last five years

The increasing cost of summer: Kids entertainment costs up 25% over the last five years

Parents set to spend £624 entertaining their children this summer – a total of £9.1 billion across the UK Parents who have put away money in advance of the holidays underestimate the cost of summer by £373 Two out of three (65%) parents worry about covering the costs of summer One in five parents (21%) will dip into their existing savings and one in 10 (10%) will take out a loan to fund summ

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