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How do I renew my TV Licence over 75?
If you already receive Pension Credit, you can apply for your free over 75 TV Licence when you are 74 years old. We’ll update your payments to cover you until your 75th birthday, when you’ll be covered by your free licence. We’ll confirm this in writing.
Do you still get a free TV Licence at 75?
If you are aged 74 or over: If you’re 74 or older and you or your partner receive Pension Credit you can apply for a free TV Licence. This will cover everyone who lives with you at the same address.
How do I apply for a free TV Licence in Ireland?
How do I get a TV licence?
- In person, at your local An Post office (using cash, cheque, credit or debit card or by using TV licence saving stamps)
- Online, through TV Licence Online.
- By phone, on (01) 705 8800 (for credit or debit card transactions only)
Is there a free phone number for TV Licensing?
Our call centre by phone on 0300 790 6096*
What is the latest on TV licence?
The TV licence fee has been frozen for two years as the government moves to support families in the face of rising living costs. Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries today announced the fee will remain at £159 until 2024 and then rise in line with inflation for the following four years.
Is the free TV Licence going to be scrapped?
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.
Can I apply for free TV Licence online?
You can apply for a free licence online. You can also apply by phone.
Do Over 70s pay TV licence?
If you’re 75 or over and you receive Pension Credit You need to apply for a free TV licence – they’re not given out automatically. Contact TV Licensing on 0300 790 6117 for an application form.
Can I renew my TV Licence by phone?
Call us on 0300 790 6165* or pay online. Or, you can pay smaller amounts by debit or credit card if you apply for a TV Licensing payment card.
How can I speak to someone at TV Licensing?
How much is TV Licence for pensioners?
How much is TV Licence for pensioners? By the reason of the concessionary TV licence that you get as a pensioner, this means that instead of paying R265. 00 as a standard fee per annum, you will pay R74. 00 per annum, thereby saving R191.
Do 80 year olds pay for TV Licence?
Since 1 August 2020[1] people aged 75 or over have been entitled to a free TV licence if they receive Pension Credit.
Does an 85 year old need a TV Licence?
How much will the TV Licence be in 2020?
The Government has confirmed that from 1 April 2020 the cost of the annual television licence fee will increase from £154.50 to £157.50.
Is it free to call TV Licence?
*Calls to our 0300 numbers cost no more than a national rate call to an 01 or 02 number, whether from a mobile or landline. If you get inclusive minutes, calls to an 0300 number will be included free of charge.