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<p>The cost of providing free TV licences to people aged over 75 years was £655m to
the public purse in 2017/18. Cost outturn for 2018/19 has not been published yet,
but was forecast to be £468m. This is the first year of the part funding agreement
that was set out in the summer budget 2015. The cost is forecast to reduce to £247m
in 2019/20 and then nil from 2020/21 when responsibility for the concession will transfer
to the BBC in June 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Note that all the figures quoted in this response
are in nominal terms.</p><p> </p><p>DWP publish expenditure and caseload information
here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2019"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2019</a>></p>
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