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Coronavirus. Re-introduce free TV license for senior citizens

Submitted on Friday 13th March 2020

Rejected on Friday 20th March 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

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Coronavirus. Re-introduce free TV license for senior citizens

Petition Details

Now the government has asked senior citizens to stay at home during the coronavirus outbreak. Now is the time for the Government to re-introduce the free TV license. This will help senior citizens from feeling isolated and lonely.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Since you started this petition, the BBC have announced that the changes to TV licences for over 75s now won't happen until August: www.tvlicensing.co.uk/age?wt.mc_id=bbc_pr_o75_english

You may wish to sign this petition, if you would like this policy to be changed permanently: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300425

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

UK Government website: www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

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