AQW 3512/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Communities
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.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 11 March 2020
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 11 March 2020
- Answer due by
- 27 March 2020
- Answered
- 19 June 2020100 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
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.