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      <title>Why more shoppers are choosing supermarket own brands over big names </title>
      <description><![CDATA[The cost-of-living crisis continues to reshape how Islanders shop. In Jersey and across the UK, many consumers are rethinking long-held loyalties to well-known brands such as Heinz, Hellmann’s, Nescafé and Bisto, and are increasingly turning to supermarket own-brand alternatives. ]]></description>
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      <title>Why is the price of heating oil rising faster than forecourt fuel?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In recent weeks, we've been asked often why the price of heating oil rises and falls at a different rate to the price of fuel in our forecourts.]]></description>
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      <title>The cost-of-living pressures facing Islanders now are immediate and intensifying</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The phrase “cost of living crisis” has been used so often in recent years that it risks losing its impact. But for many Islanders, the reality behind those words is becoming more severe, not less.]]></description>
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      <title>Temporary gas price increase</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Island Energy have advised us that they will be introducing a temporary price increase, as a result of the impact of the current conflict in the Middle East, which is driving up global gas costs.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Price of stamps to rise – but some parcel costs to go down</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The cost of posting a letter will increase from the start of 2026 – but it will be cheaper to send some parcels.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Water bills to increase in 2026 to help safeguard water supplies</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Water bills will be rising next year by an average of almost £60 per household, as part of an ‘essential strategy’ by Jersey Water to safeguard current and future water supplies.

The utility provider has set out its plans to address future water shortages and protect the Island’s water supply, in a new five-year strategy.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Inflation rises again: What it means for Jersey consumers </title>
      <description><![CDATA[After more than two years of falling inflation, the latest figures from Statistics Jersey show that the annual rate of inflation has risen to 2.6% in the year to June, up from 2.3% in March.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Changes to international calling charges on JT landlines</title>
      <description><![CDATA[JT have increased the cost to call some international destinations from a landline for both residential and business customers.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Inflation is down but prices are still climbing </title>
      <description><![CDATA[ The quarterly Jersey Retail Prices Index (RPI) figures were published on 25 April by Statistics Jersey. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Morrisons sets its prices high</title>
      <description><![CDATA[After all the hope and promise that a new supermarket retailer might finally shake things up in Jersey, it seems that Morrisons has set its prices to effectively match those it inherited from the Sandpiper-run Morrisons Daily franchise.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Thoughts on the DFDS freight charge</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The fact that DFDS has been forced by the Government to charge a flat rate, without exception, to any freight company wishing to book space on its new ferry service next month should be a good thing for Jersey, shouldn’t it?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Aquasplash explains a puzzling price change</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Have you noticed that Aquasplash has decided to charge every child over the age of six a full adult price for using its pool? 

You may recall that just before Christmas we took a look at what age a child becomes an adult – a pretty straightforward question, you may think.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Jersey Dairy announce milk price increase</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The price of milk has gone up this month.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Stamp prices to rise this month</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The price of posting letters will be rising later this month.
It will cost a third more to send a standard local letter, with stamps going up from 60p to 80p from Tuesday, 28 January.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Gas prices rise by 7.5%</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Island Energy has announced that gas prices in Jersey will rise by 7.5% with effect from 16 January 2025. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>How old is a child?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In an Island where we are supposedly ‘putting children first’, it seems very wrong that so many children’s attractions have come up with different ages for when to charge full price]]></description>
      <link>https://www.consumercouncil.je/news/chairmans-week/how-old-is-a-child/</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>When does a child become an adult?  </title>
      <description><![CDATA[An easy question, you may think, as almost everyone stopped in the middle of the street and asked the same question would inevitably say that children become adults on their 18th birthday. That’s certainly the case in terms of the law. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Top tips for saving on grocery bills</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Jersey Consumer Council were concerned to read the results of a recent cost of living survey by Island Global Research. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Electricity prices to rise in 2025</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Jersey Electricity are increasing their prices by 7.5% from the start of next year.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Check out our new price comparison website</title>
      <description><![CDATA[We're delighted to launch our new price comparison website, prices.je]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Investigation into higher mortgage rates in Jersey: report published</title>
      <description><![CDATA[We've published the Findings Report of our three-month investigation into higher mortgage rates in Jersey.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2024 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>GP fees go down by £10</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Jersey's government has announced that from Monday, 20 May they are giving another £10 towards every GP appointment.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Car park charges to rise by 7%</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The cost of parking in Jersey's public car parks will be increasing by around 7% this week.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Increasing insurance premiums – what are the causes?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[We’ve been contacted by lots of you recently about spiralling insurance premiums – both for motor and household – and how they’re affecting you.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Another price increase is on the way...</title>
      <description><![CDATA[If you’re a JT customer, your bills will be going up from 27 March 2024. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Gas prices to go up by 12%</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Island Energy has announced that it will increase gas prices by 12% from the end of this month.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Keeping a roof over your head: How to prioritise your bills</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Many consumers find themselves juggling numerous bills, each with different due dates and amounts, making it challenging to decide which one to pay first.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2024 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>The rising price of milk</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The price of milk will be going up from this week.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Cost of posting a European or international letter to rise by 16%</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The cost of posting a letter to Europe or further afield will rise by 16% in the new year.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Increased freight costs proposed for 2024 - what does this mean for the consumer?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Condor Ferries are proposing a 19% hike in their freight costs next year.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Average household water bills to increase by 10% next year</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Jersey Water has announced that their bills will be rising from the start of next year.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Navigate the rising food prices with the Price Comparison website</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Once again, we see that the cost of living continues to hover above the ten per cent mark for consumers in Jersey. However, the rate at which our Jersey Consumer Council ‘Basket of Essentials’ has increased over the past two years is currently sitting at a wallet-busting level.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Jersey Electricity announces 12% price increase from next year</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Jersey Electricity has announced that it will be increasing its prices by 12% from the start of next year.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Lowering of de minimis threshold in July</title>
      <description><![CDATA[You might have seen our Chairman, Carl Walker in the news recently, following a Government announcement to go ahead with plans to lower the ‘de minimis’ threshold to £60 on 1 July.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Wholesale price of Jersey Dairy milk rises by 15 pence per litre</title>
      <description><![CDATA[It’s not yet known which local supermarkets and stores will pass on the increase to their customers at the tills, or which, if any, will absorb the increase themselves. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Cost of stamps to go up - just nine months after last increase</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The cost of posting a letter will be going up from the start of next year – just nine months after Jersey Post last increased its postal tariffs.]]></description>
      <link>https://www.consumercouncil.je/news/postage/cost-of-stamps-to-go-up-just-nine-months-after-last-increase/</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Jersey’s Government rejects calls for consumer help</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Jersey’s Chief Minister has rejected a call from the Jersey Consumer Council to help Islanders through the current cost of living emergency. ]]></description>
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      <title>Letter requesting temporary and immediate consumer support</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Jersey Consumer Council have sent an open letter to the Chief Minister requesting temporary and immediate consumer support. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Will the temporary 6.5% Jersey Gas increase be removed soon?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Many of you have been in touch about the continued Jersey Gas 6.5% price increase, which was imposed on 1st May.]]></description>
      <link>https://www.consumercouncil.je/news/energy-and-fuel/will-the-temporary-6-5-jersey-gas-increase-be-removed-soon/</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Why are Jersey oil and fuel prices higher than in the UK?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[We get asked this question a lot.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2020 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>How to avoid phone bill shock</title>
      <description><![CDATA[It's horrible to be hit by an unexpected bill.]]></description>
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