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/tv-licences-going-up-for-the-fourth-year-running/ https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/tv-licences-going-up-for-the-fourth-year-running/#comments Tue, 04 Feb 2020 16:37:54 +0000 https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/?p=7303 In 2016, the British government announced that the TV licence fee was going to rise with inflation annually for five years starting from 1 April 2017. The BBC announced yesterday that the UK TV licence fee will be increasing by £3 as of 1 April 2020. The annual cost of a TV licence is currently £154.50, a figure that will increase to £157.50 in April.

]]> https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/tv-licences-going-up-for-the-fourth-year-running/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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