- Staff Notice
TV licences: Up to 3.7 million over-75s to pay licence fee
Up to 3.7 million pensioners who previously received a free TV licence will now have to pay for it.
The BBC will scrap blanket free licences for over-75s, but those households with one person who receives pension credit will still be eligible.
I don't disagree with this move in principle, as there are wealthy pensioners out there and the money would be better spent elsewhere, but not all "poorer" tensioners receive pension credit.
Should this benefit be scrapped?