Cost of Living
With winter on the way, browse our collection of programmes on the cost of living.
Energy Prices: The Truth—The Report
As energy bills rise, The Report investigates if customers are being ripped off.
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Water Bills - On the way up?—You and Yours
Consumer news with Winifred Robinson. Will water bills go up like our gas and electricity?
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Call You and Yours: The Living Wage—You and Yours
Winifred Robinson asks why more employers don't pay their staff a living wage.
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Energy Saving and Bills—Money Box Live
Want to cut your energy bill or resolve an energy problem? Ruth Alexander takes questions.
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They're Coming for Your Money—Analysis
Paul Johnson argues that taxes look set to rise and finds out which ones and who will pay.
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Electricity Prices: A Shock to the System?—File on 4 Investigates
What will the government's plan to produce more low-carbon energy do to our fuel bills?
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Energy saving and bills—Money Box Live
Financial phone-in. Do you need help with energy prices and efficiency?
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Petrol Prices—File on 4 Investigates
Are petrol prices manipulated to keep them artificially high?
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Up to the Job?—File on 4 Investigates
Is the government's flagship Work Programme working? Gerry Northam investigates.
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Call You and Yours - Have consumer attitudes and behaviour changed now budgets are tight?—You and Yours
Julian Worricker asks - how have you changed the way you shop in the down turn?
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Call You and Yours: Energy prices—You and Yours
How is the rising cost of energy affecting you? Consumer phone-in with Winifred Robinson.
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Why Are My Energy Prices Going Up?—You and Yours
Energy prices, young gamblers, broadband switching, Help-to-Buy pitfalls and cryonics.
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Call You and Yours: Green Shoots?—You and Yours
How confident do you feel about the economy? Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker.
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Call You and Yours: Curbing pensioner benefits—You and Yours
Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker, discussing curbing pensioner benefits.
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Call You and Yours: The UK housing market—You and Yours
Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker.
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Family finances—You and Yours
Do working families need more help with their finances?
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Fixed energy contracts, cut-price funerals, and iTunes is 10—You and Yours
The fixed term energy bills that cost more and can you have a dignified cut-price funeral?
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Energy market, the age of cinema-goers, rising water bills—You and Yours
'Prices, Profits and Poverty' - MPs give their view of the energy market.
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Housing, energy and Royal Mail—You and Yours
Julian Worricker with special reports and live discussions about the future of housing.
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Housing minister Mark Prisk; e-cigarettes and advertising; season rail tickets—You and Yours
Housing minister Mark Prisk talks about the future of housing in Britain.
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Paying for childcare—Money Box Live
Paying for childcare isn't cheap, but for many families it's a necessity.
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