Household gas and electricity bills in Northern Ireland will be capped from November under UK government plans.
A cap is due to come into effect in Great Britain from October, but the government said Northern Ireland households will see the same benefit overall by backdating support.
The announcement follows the Energy Price Guarantee for the rest of the UK, under which a typical household will pay no more than £2,500 a year on their energy bills for the next two years from October 1.
