What you need to know this week
- Public sentiment ahead of the Autumn Budget remains negative, with 79% believing the UK economy is in a bad state and 77% rating government performance poorly.
- UK inflation fell to 3.6% in October 2025, with food prices rising again.
- Companies House reforms introduce significant new compliance requirements from 18 November 2025.
- MaPS warns that nearly one in three adults would be uncomfortable telling friends they have been scammed.
- Ofgem announces a 0.2% rise in the energy price cap for January–March 2026, with consumer arrears remaining high.
- Water sector social tariff uptake rises, with proactive data-driven identification of eligible customers.
- FCA highlights a growing financial capability gap and calls for “capability-by-design” in product development.
- CSA publishes research on financial misinformation and calls for stronger protections under the Online Safety Act.
- Insolvency levels remain elevated: 10,552 individual insolvencies in October 2025.
- Breathingspace registrations reached 7,701 in October 2025.
- Multiple collaborations announced, including technology-enabled debt solutions and customer support partnerships.
- Several sector events scheduled, including the CIVEA enforcement collaboration event (27 November 2025, London) and the Lowry Hotel collections event (4 December 2025, Manchester).
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