Do I need a TV Licence if I am over 80?

Do I need a TV Licence if I am over 80?

Since 1 August 2020[1] people aged 75 or over have been entitled to a free TV licence if they receive Pension Credit.

Do you pay TV Licence over 75?

Free over 75 TV Licences are only available to households that receive Pension Credit. If you’re 74 or over and you or your partner at the same address are receiving Pension Credit, please sign in to apply for a free licence.

Who is exempt from TV Licences?

People who are blind (severely sight impaired). People who live in qualifying residential care and are disabled or over 60 and retired. For businesses that provide units of overnight accommodation, for example, hotels and mobile units.

What is happening about TV licences for over-75s?

On 10 June 2019, the BBC announced that free licences for all of the over-75s would end and that, from 1 June 2020, a free licence would only be available to people in receipt of Pension Credit. Implementation of the change was delayed until 1 August 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Are Oaps exempt from TV Licence?

A person aged between 66-70 can still qualify for a free TV licence through the HBP if not in receipt of one of the qualifying payments. You will have to pass a means test where the Department of Social Protection will evaluate all your sources of income.