‘Choosing between eating & watching TV’: BBC under fire for making over-75s pay TV licence from August 1

Critics have lashed

Critics have lashed out at the BBC for announcing it is scrapping its free licence fee for over-75s from August. The public broadcaster will means test old age pensioners to see if they will be entitled to a free TV licence.

The BBC pushed back its plans to halt free TV licences for millions in June because of the Covid-19 lockdown. Now, over-75s will have to pay the £157.50 annual fee from August 1 unless they receive Pension Credit. The BBC said that the delay cost it £35 million a month.

Continue reading https://on.rt.com/ald5