https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk A Voice for Older People in the Harrogate District Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:05:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/up-to-3-7-million-over-75s-will-pay-for-their-tv-licences/ https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/up-to-3-7-million-over-75s-will-pay-for-their-tv-licences/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2019 15:54:43 +0000 https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/?p=7020 Today the BBC announced that it will only be funding free TV licences for those over 75, who are receiving pension credit. The corporation suggests that this is the fairest way to support the most financially challenged. The alternative would have been to severely reduce the services which the BBC provides and this was considered to be unacceptable. To read more, follow this link.

]]> https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/up-to-3-7-million-over-75s-will-pay-for-their-tv-licences/feed/ 0 https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/is-the-free-tv-licence-for-the-over-75s-about-to-be-abolished/ https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/is-the-free-tv-licence-for-the-over-75s-about-to-be-abolished/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2018 10:31:06 +0000 https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/?p=6781 The current free TV licence for those over 75yr is due to end shortly.The BBC is seeking your views on what happens next. Will it be abolished? Have your say https://bbcconsultation.traverse.org.uk  or tel: 0800 232 1382 for a paper version.

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