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Pensioners on low incomes will be able to more easily apply for their free TV licence under new Government plans. The reforms laid in Parliament on Thursday would mean that over-75s on pension ...
The TV Licensing website stated that "From 1 June 2020, there will be a new scheme. Under the new scheme, anyone aged 75 or over who receives Pension Credit will still be eligible for a free TV Licence which the BBC will pay for.
The BBC's new ruler to scrap free TV licenses for over-75s has been widely condemned. Pensioners stage protest outside BBC against scrapping of free TV license for over 75s Skip to main content
As of April 2024, the licence fee is £169.50 for a colour and £57 for a black and white television Licence [63] As it is classified in law as a tax, evasion of licence fees is a criminal offence. [ 64 ] 204,018 people were prosecuted or fined in 2014 for TV licence offences: 173,044 in England, 12,536 in Wales, 4,905 people in Northern ...
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The licence must be paid for any premises that has any equipment that can potentially decode TV signals, even those that are not RTÉ's. The licence is free to anyone over the age of 70, some over 66, some Social Welfare recipients, and the blind. The fee for the licences of such beneficiaries is paid for by the state.
Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan has launched a furious rant at the BBC over its decision to scrap free TV licences for over-75s, claiming the broadcasting company is “swimming in ...
The Switchover Help Scheme was part of the digital television switchover process in the United Kingdom. Funded by an increase in the TV licence fee, and administered by the BBC on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, it aimed to ensure that up to 7 million households meeting its eligibility criteria would continue to be able to receive television broadcasts after analogue ...