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Scrap free television licences for the over-75s

Submitted on Saturday 27th October 2018

Published on Monday 5th November 2018

Current status: Closed

Closed: Sunday 5th May 2019

Signatures: 51

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BBC ~ TV

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Scrap free television licences for the over-75s

Petition Details

According to Lord Hall of Birkenhead, the over-75s consume many more BBC services than others, yet are not required to pay for a television licence. This means households that are not eligible for a free licence are being forced to subsidise the over-75s which amounts to age discrimination.

Additional Information

According to TV Licensing there were 4,455,000 over-75s licences in force in 2017. At the current cost of £150.50 per licence, this represents a total cost of £670 million that is covered by households that pay for a television licence.


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