Consumer Fight Back

One person who has battled gambling addiction from the age of 15, reads a raw and honest poem about the toll gambling has taken on his life and on the lives of people he has met along the way. Details of help and support with addiction are available at BBC Action Line: www.bbc.co.uk/actionline

Linzi talks to Women's Aid about financial abuse, how to recognise the warning signs and where people can turn to for help if they are affected. If you have a story or experience you want to share email cfb@bbc.co.uk

The Organisation Handbook shines a light on the local groups, organisations and institutions working in our community, and explore how they can support us in everyday life. If you have a story or experience you want to share email cfb@bbc.co.uk

The Organisation Handbook shines a light on the local groups, organisations and institutions working in our community, and explore how they can support us in everyday life. If you have a story or experience you want to share email cfb@bbc.co.uk

The Organisation Handbook shines a light on the local groups, organisations and institutions working in our community, and explore how they can support us in everyday life. If you have a story or experience you want to share email cfb@bbc.co.uk

The Organisation Handbook shines a light on the local groups, organisations and institutions working in our community, and explore how they can support us in everyday life. If you have a story or experience you want to share email cfb@bbc.co.uk

The Organisation Handbook shines a light on the local groups, organisations and institutions working in our community, and explore how they can support us in everyday life. If you have a story or experience you want to share email cfb@bbc.co.uk

The Organisation Handbook shines a light on the local groups, organisations and institutions working in our community, and explore how they can support us in everyday life. If you have a story or experience you want to share email cfb@bbc.co.uk

The Organisation Handbook shines a light on the local groups, organisations and institutions working in our community, and explore how they can support us in everyday life. If you have a story or experience you want to share email cfb@bbc.co.uk

How difficult or easy is it to switch bank accounts? Sam Richardson, Deputy Editor of Which? Money magazine, chats through the process with Linzi.

In this housing special, Linzi Lima and the team investigate the rising cost of housing in Northern Ireland and the impact on you as a consumer. In Belfast, rents are increasing faster than anywhere else in the UK, now averaging more than £1,100 a month. We hear from one woman working extra shifts to keep up with soaring bills. Jonathan Wilgenbus‑Lamb from Housing Rights explains what your rights...

In a weight-loss injection special, Linzi Lima and the team investigate these so-called wonder drugs and the impact on you as a consumer. Starting with journalist Sarah McGlinchey, who uncovers how she was able to purchase GLP-1 weight-loss injections, by giving inaccurate weight details, with no extra medical safety checks, through legitimate online retailers. We investigate what this missing saf...

This week we are diving into a topic that affects all of us, warranties and guarantees. What do they really mean, how do they protect you, and what should you watch out for? To guide us through, we’re joined by Lisa Webb, Consumer Lawyer with Which?

This week, Linzi talks to Consumer & Motoring Disputes Expert, Scott Dixon about which cover to opt for based on your needs and how honesty is the best policy. If you have a story or experience you want to share email cfb@bbc.co.uk

Jim tells Linzi how he uses his engineering and software background to scam the scammers before posting videos to expose their lies. Linizi discovers that Jim only started making videos by accident. Jim offers listeners sage advice on how best to protect themselves so that they can remain safe from scams. If you have a story or experience you want to share email cfb@bbc.co.uk

This week, Linzi talks about Universal Credit with Rachael Jeffers who is a Welfare Rights Advisor with over 10 years’ experience and expertise in welfare rights and advocacy. If you have a story or experience you want to share email cfb@bbc.co.uk

This week, Linzi talks about home buyers surveys with Sam Dickie, who is a Director of Simon Brien estate agency and also a Spokesperson for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in Northern Ireland. If you have a story or experience you want to share email cfb@bbc.co.uk

This week, we are talking about selling second hand goods online with Rob Lilley-Jones from Which? If you have a story or experience you want to share email cfb@bbc.co.uk

With fewer than 100 days until the self-assessment tax return deadline, Linzi asks who needs to fill in a return and why? If you have a story or experience you want to share email cfb@bbc.co.uk

If you have a story or experience you want to share email cfb@bbc.co.uk

This week we discuss premium bonds with Iona Bain - BBC Morning Live’s money expert.

Want to know more about pensions but don’t know where to start with the basics? Consumer Fight Back has you covered. Janine Maher from the Money and Pensions Service talks through the State Pension, Defined Benefit (DB) pensions, Defined Contribution (DC) pensions and a Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) and explains how they can interact with each other. If you have a story or experience you w...

We explore just how much you’re paying to go to university – and ask, is it worth it?

Holly asks how much are we willing to spend on a children’s birthday party?

Holly finds out how people are coping with rising food bills at a social supermarket.