MP Hits Out at Plans to Give People on Benefits Free TV Licence

Free TV licences for benefit claimants ‘another slap in the face’ for workers, say DUP

Changes to the TV licence being considered by the Labour government include removing the fee for benefits claimants

MP hits out at plans to give people on benefits free TV Licence

A government review of the BBC's Royal Charter was published on Tuesday

Labour under fire over plans to hand FREE BBC licences to benefits claimants

Labour has been blasted over plans to hand benefits claimants free BBC licences under potential reforms touted by Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy. An official Government review of the BBC’s Royal Charter said that more than half of poorer households did not keep up with their payments of the licence fee. British officials would look at "further targeted interventions, such as new concessions or payment schedules", as the review noted countries, inc…

Benefit claimants could get free TV licences paid by middle-classes

Could free TV licences for benefit claimants be on the horizon? As the BBC faces a storm of reforms, whispers of change are stirring curiosity and debate.