Starting on April TV licence will cost £180 a year. The fee pays for BBC shows and services, and it goes up every year until 2027, when inflation stops. People agreed to this in 2022. It costs £174.50 to get a TV licence right now.
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It went up by £5 last year and will go up by £10.50 in 2024. The next increase will give the BBC a “stable financial footing” to serve its audiences and help the creative industries as a whole.
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The consumer price index (CPI) will be used to set the licence fee until the end of the BBC Charter Period. This is how they figured out the rise. This means that the cost of a yearly colour TV license will go up by £5.50, or 46p a month.
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If anyone in your house watches or records live TV on any channel or uses BBC iPlayer, you need a TV licence. You need to give iPlayer your email address, date of birth, and postcode in order to watch BBC TV and listen to BBC radio.
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TV Licensing said, “If we find out that you have been watching, recording, or downloading shows without permission, you could be charged with a crime.” You could be fined £1,000, plus any legal fees and/or damages you have to pay.
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In the UK, millions of people can get a free TV licence. You can get a free TV licence if you are 75 or older and get Pension Credit, or if you live with someone who gets Pension Credit.
Everyone who lives at your address can use the licence. The government said, “You can apply when you’re 74 if you already get Pension Credit.” Until the end of the month before your 75th birthday, you will still have to pay for your licence. After that, your free licence will protect you.
New rules may make more people eligible for free TV licenses for people over 60.
If you live in a care home or sheltered housing, you can get a TV license for £7.50. You must be over 60 and not working, or you must be disabled. Your housing manager can see if you can get it and help you fill out the application.
You can get half off if you are blind or live with someone who is blind. It is important that the licence be in the name of the blind person. If it isn’t, you can apply again to have it transferred to their name.
If you go to www.tvlicensing.co.uk or call 0300 790 6071, you can get a free licence. A lot of people use Direct Debit to spread out the cost. You don’t have to worry about remembering to pay because the payments happen automatically. You can also pay once.
You might get a letter, email or text message reminding you to renew your TV licence before it runs out. You can watch TV for up to a year after you buy a licence.
TV Licensing’s website says, “We have a fleet of detector vans that can find TV receiving equipment at specific addresses in minutes.” People still use these vans.
