TV licence: Protest at 91Èȱ¬ for over-75s decision
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The 91Èȱ¬ announced earlier this month free TV licences for up to 3.7m pensioners will be scrapped
Protesters have gathered outside the 91Èȱ¬ to protest against plans to axe free TV licences for the over-75s.
Several dozen people picketed the 91Èȱ¬'s offices in Belfast and Londonderry calling for the decision to be reversed.
From next June, only low-income households where one person receives pension credit will still be eligible for a free licence.
Protests have been staged across the UK since the decision was announced.
The 91Èȱ¬ has said the move aims to protect programming, while dealing with the extra funding burden sparked by the government passing the cost of funding free licences onto the 91Èȱ¬ as part of an updated charter agreement.
Protests at the 91Èȱ¬'s offices in Derry and Belfast were part of a UK-wide campaign
In 2015, the government announced the 91Èȱ¬ would take over the cost of providing free licences for over-75s by 2020 as part of the fee settlement.
The move would have cost £745m, a fifth of the 91Èȱ¬'s budget, by 2021/22.
- Published10 June 2019
- Published10 June 2019
