Charity claims cost of TV licence may be too much for over 75s
Jan 24, 2020, 10:34 AM
Hundreds of thousands of over-75s will struggle to pay for their TV licences
when the free license is scrapped later this year - that according to a major new study.
Age UK said the plans will be a ‘shock to the budgets of many older people’ and ‘may be too much’ for them.
They've highlighted that the current £154.50 annual fee costs more than three monthly gas bills or electricity bills.
Stephen spoke to the commentator Emma Woolf and the former UKIP MLA David McNarry.
when the free license is scrapped later this year - that according to a major new study.
Age UK said the plans will be a ‘shock to the budgets of many older people’ and ‘may be too much’ for them.
They've highlighted that the current £154.50 annual fee costs more than three monthly gas bills or electricity bills.
Stephen spoke to the commentator Emma Woolf and the former UKIP MLA David McNarry.