Majority of Gazette readers think TV licences should stay free for all over-75s
and live on Freeview channel 276
The BBC announced this week that it will be going ahead with plans to change the licence fee for over-75s to ‘means tested’.
An estimated three million households are now set to start paying for their TV licences from next month.
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The plans were originally set to go ahead in June, but were postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Eighty-eight per cent of those who voted on our Facebook page were in favour of continuing to waive the licence fee for over-75s.
Simon Weaver: “The licence should be scrapped. They should find their funds elsewhere like all the other channels.”
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Hide AdSte Dixon: “Those that can afford it should pay. Everything should be means tested and then they're not just dishing out left, right and centre which is unnecessary.”
Kate Harris: "No it shouldn't be free for all over 75s, it should be free for all.”
Neil M Robinson: “The British Broadcasting Corporation is an international company and therefore relevant to both local, national and international news. Pensioners getting a subsidy if they have plenty in the bank is just wrong.”
Lisa Kincaid: “It should be free for everyone or have the option not to have the BBC.”
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Hide AdMarina Groombridge-Knight: “Means tested is good. There are those that can afford it no problem.”
Jill Foy: “100% should be free for our old people.”