Television Licences: Low Incomes
(asked on 5th June 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many households in receipt of Universal Credit are liable to pay the BBC License Fee.
Answered by
Stephanie Peacock
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
The payment of the Licence Fee is administered directly by TV Licensing, and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport does not hold data on the number of households in receipt of Universal Credit that are liable to pay for the BBC Licence Fee.
The BBC offers a number of concessions on the Licence Fee, including free TV licences for over-75s who are in receipt of pension credit; discounts for people who are registered blind or severely sight impaired; and discounts for people living in qualifying accommodation for residential care who are disabled or over 60 years old.