Home heating oil prices in Northern Ireland are more than double the 10-year average, the Consumer Council has said. With the cost now more than £1 per litre, prices have only been higher for one week this decade, according to the Consumer Council's weekly heating oil survey.
It said the average price for 500 litres of home heating oil in the region is now £524.44. It also found that the average price of diesel and petrol in Northern Ireland are at all-time highs of 196.0p and 189.3p respectively.
With gas and electricity prices also rising, the Consumer Council said the combined effect means the average household will have to find an extra £1,300 or more for bills in the year ahead. Peter McClenaghan, director of infrastructure and sustainability at the Consumer Council, said the price rises are having a devastating impact.
