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Fund Free TV licences for all pensioners.

Submitted by Michael Thompson on Friday 12th December 2025

Published on Wednesday 21st January 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Tuesday 21st July 2026

Current Signatures: 9,010
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Bills ~ Children ~ Cost ~ country ~ Desperate ~ Draw ~ Free TV ~ fund ~ licence fee ~ Media ~ Outrageously ~ Pension Credit ~ Pensions ~ Raise ~ Soaring ~ Tax ~ testing ~ TV ~ TV Licence ~ TV licence fee ~ utility bills

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 9,010 signatures in total, with signatories from 648 constituencies. That makes it the 85th most popular open petition, and the 2,603rd most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 93% (low) and a Local Issue Rating of 6% (low).

Signatures by Constituency

Signatures by Region

Signatures by Country

Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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