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The move will mean the 7,000 people who apply for a free licence each month will be able to do so more quickly online or over the phone. The BBC last year limited the free TV licences to over-75s ...
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Committee chairman Lord True said benefits must be rebalanced towards the young to prepare the country for 100-year lifespans.
Television licence sales figures were quoted by the BBC to be 25.562 million in the year 2014–15, including 4.502 million concessionary licences for the over 75s, [58] which were paid for by the UK government. The equivalent figures for the year 2013–14 were 25.478 million total licences including 4.328 million licences for the over 75s. [59]
The licence must be paid for premises that have any equipment that can potentially decode TV signals, regardless of whether they view RTÉ's content. The licence is free to anyone over the age of 70, to some people over 66, to people on a disability allowance, and people who are blind (these licences are paid for by the state).
The BBC announces it will end blanket free television licenses for the over-75s from 2020, affecting around 3.7 million people. From 2020 only households where one occupant receives the Pension Credit benefit will be eligible for a free TV licence. [134] ITV launches Week 24 of its "Creates" Ident package in 2019, designed by Rabiya Choudhry.
The new proposals, announced yesterday by the BBC’s director-general Lord [Tony] Hall will mean that from June 2020, only over-75s who receive pension credit will be eligible for a free TV licence.
The BBC's new ruler to scrap free TV licenses for over-75s has been widely condemned. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...