Family & Health

The BBC is trialling a simpler way to pay for TV licences to allow those in need to evenly spread payments throughout the year.

The average band D council tax bill in England will rise by £80 this year, the Government has announced.

Shoppers in England could face paying a deposit on drinks bottles and cans which is then repaid when they recycle them, under Government plans to tackle plastic waste.

Consumers experienced 173 million issues with products and services in 2017 but less than one in three (27%) of these were reported to companies, according to new figures released by the complaints body Ombudsman Services.

Rent-to-own firm PerfectHome will pay back £2.1 million to 37,000 customers after being rapped by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Adults in England and Northern Ireland have worse financial literacy than those in many other developed countries – and a third can't work out the correct change from a shopping trip, according to a new report.

Plans to end the Government's Childcare Vouchers scheme will be delayed by six months, ministers have announced.

Almost two million households across Great Britain will receive cold weather payments of £25 each, following sub-zero temperatures across the UK last week.

Four major secondary ticketing websites have had their "misleading" adverts banned because they didn't make additional fees such as admin and delivery charges clear.

Thousands of homes in England and Wales are still without water for a fourth day - if you're affected here's what you need to know.