What changes next, and what it costs
Household bills and the regulators who set them, and what the next price change will look like.
The final report on the first £1.085bn of Bus Service Improvement Plan money says the schemes finished by March 2025 are likely to be medium to high value for money, but passengers grew less happy with the cost of travel after the fare cap rose to £3.
The Department for Transport has confirmed it will follow the EU's tougher standard, which for the first time covers brake dust, tyres and electric car battery durability, but has dropped an earlier deadline for brand new models.
Arrears grew by £782m in the last financial year, close to £1,500 a minute, and new rules will give households more warning before they lose the right to pay in instalments.
Cold Weather Payments season opens, Winter Fuel and Pension Age Winter Heating payments start to arrive, Warm Home Discount letters continue, and London bus fares rise.
Ministers want shared heat networks to supply 7% of England's heat demand within a decade, as Ofgem regulation gives about half a million customers protections for the first time.
The government grant takes thousands of pounds off the price of a heat pump in England and Wales. Here is who can claim it, how it is paid and what the rest of the bill depends on.
Vehicle excise duty depends on when a car was first registered, its emissions in the first year and its list price after that. Here is how the system works for the next car you buy.
