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08/07/2019

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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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Television Licences: Older People

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To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to ensure that people over the age of 75 who do not use the internet will be able to apply, and pay, for a TV licence from June 2020.

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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

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19/07/2019

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The BBC is responsible for the cost and the administration of the over 75 licence fee concession from June 2020. The BBC says that it will work with older peoples groups, charities and voluntary organisations to design a bespoke system to support all those over 75 affected by its decision. As part of this system, the BBC says that its licensing arm, TV Licensing, will write to all those all those affected, and will use suitable measures such as face to face visits and phone calls to make it as easy as possible for those transitioning to apply for and pay the licence fee.

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Lord Ashton of Hyde

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19/07/2019 10:41:34

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