AQW 3512/17-22

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 11/03/2020
Answered On Date: 19/06/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities for her assessment of the impact of removing the free TV License for anyone over 75 years and not in receipt of pension credit.

Answer:

The financial impact of removing the free TV licence for anyone over 75 and not in receipt of pension credit is an annual cost of £154.50.

The BBC have announced that they have extended the free TV licence for over 75’s until August 1st however as the COVID-19 crisis is fluid, they will continue to keep this under review.