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<p>In the 2015 licence fee funding settlement, the government agreed with the BBC
that responsibility for the over 75s TV licence fee concession would transfer to the
BBC in June 2020. This reform was then debated extensively and agreed to by Parliament
during the passage of the Digital Economy Act 2017. This legislation provides that
the future of the concession is the responsibility of the BBC, not of the government.</p><p>
</p><p>The government remains disappointed with the BBC’s decision to restrict the
concession to only those aged over 75 in receipt of Pension Credit. My colleague the
Secretary of State for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport recently met with the Chairman
of the BBC Board and the Director-General of the BBC and asked them to do more to
help those affected by its decision. Discussions continue between government officials
and the BBC.</p>
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