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The BBC has announced increased support for people who are struggling to pay for their TV Licence.

BBC changing TV Licence to help those struggling to pay £159 bill

Martin Lewis has warned nearly one million pensioner households of their last chance to sign up for pension credit that will trigger eligibility for the £301 cost of living payment.

Martin Lewis warns pensioners of last chance to claim vital cash boost

Joan and Claudia Lawrence

Claudia Lawrence's mother responds to BBC's apology over threatening letter

Data has revealed how many people are being prosecuted each week for failing to pay their BBC TV licence

TV licence row as thousands prosecuted each week for failing to pay

Match Of The Day host Gary Lineker outside his home in London following reports that the BBC is to have a "frank conversation" with the ex-England striker after Home Secretary Suella Braverman branded as "irresponsible" the TV presenter's comments. PIC: James Manning/PA Wire

Should Gary Lineker be allowed to get away with his comments? - Bill Carmichael

According to TV Licensing’s annual report last year, 1.96 million households said they did not watch the BBC in 2021-22

The only suitable home for BBC licence fee is on the Antiques Roadshow Gary Shipton

Cost of living is £630 more expensive per month for single Brits

Cost of living leaves single Brits paying up to £630 more per month

This week, after a particularly long and cold wait, people on state pensions finally started receiving an extra £300 with their winter fuel payment.

Pensioners must not miss out on extra £300 to help with winter fuel bills

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Martin Lewis said childcare credits can add thousands to a state pension (Photo: ITV)

Martin Lewis pension advice 2022: Money Saving Expert’s tips for OAPs

The new reforms will see low-income pensioners gain easier access to a free TV licence (Photo: Adobe)

Thousands of people can get free TV licence under new rules

Students on campus.

How to pay the bills when you share a house with other university students

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries is a critic of the licence fee.

'Completely outdated' BBC licence fee facing axe in new review

Pensioners are bracing themselves for a tough time ahead as soaring inflation takes enormous bites out of their purchasing power, according to Helen Morrissey, senior pensions and retirement analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown.

State pension increase is no match for soaring inflation, analyst warns

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries

BBC must learn to live without licences, not cling to the past – David Behrens

Serial BBC critic Nadine Dorries is the Culture Secretary.

Call me a BBC snob but TV licence is great value – Jayne Dowle

File photo dated 15/10/2021 of Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries

Licence fee to be frozen for two years

Netflix offers three different subscription packages (Photo: Shutterstock)

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BBC director-general Tim Davie

BBC boss Tim Davie says charging over-75s for licence fee was 'right call'
BBC director-general Tim Davie has said it was right to go ahead with charging the licence fee to over-75s instead of making “a savage cut” to the corporation’s budgets.

The TV licence will no longer be free for over 75s from August 1, 2021. Photo from Shutterstock.

Why you could be hit with a £1,000 TV licence fine from this Sunday

England's Harry Kane during the UEFA Euro 2020 Group D match at Wembley Stadium, London. Picture: Nick Potts/PA Wire.

Give sport its own channel and let us have normal entertainment - YP Letters

Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodman is backing a new campaign to raise awareness about the Pension Credit.

Strictly’s Len Goodman backing this Pension Credit campaign – Yorkshire Post Let...

The licence fee pays for local and national BBC broadcasting as well as online streaming services (Shutterstock)

This is how much the TV licence fee is increasing by - and if you need a licence

The TV Licence fee will increase from 1 April 2021 (Photo: Shutterstock)

Cost of annual TV Licence fee is increasing from April - what you need to know

The threat to the pensions 'triple lock' has prompted an angry response from one reader.

Put pensioners before peers proposing to break ‘triple lock’ – Yorkshire Post Le...

Does the TV licence offer value for money?

BBC and TV licence offer insufficient value – Yorkshire Post Letters

Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker.

Gary Lineker’s own goal over Match of the Day salary; he’s still not worth it – ...

The BBC's coverage of events to mark VJ Day has been widely praised.

Reasons to celebrate the BBC’s great value and content – Yorkshire Post Letters

Action Fraud has warned over fake phishing emails

How to spot fake emails and texts from the real ones

Millions of over-75s are being asked to pay a license fee to fund the BBC's output. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Campaigners are urging over-60s to cancel their TV licence payments - here’s why

Martin Lewis

One million pensioners are missing out on chance to save cash - Martin Lewis

Boris Johnson's recent comments on social care caused great offence to readers.

Boris Johnson’s care homes criticism was unfair – Yorkshire Post Letters

Do you need to buy a TV licence? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Everything you need to know about the TV licence - and if you need one to watch ...

Those who receive Pension Credit will be exempt from the TV licence fee (Photo: Shutterstock)

People over 75 qualify for a free TV licence if they get Pension Credit - who is...

Everything you need to know about the changes made to the free TV licences from the BBC (Photo: Shutterstock)

Over-75s will no longer receive free TV licences from August - here's why

Should Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker not be paid by the BBC during the coronavirus crisis?

Coronavirus: BBC should give Gary Lineker a pay cut and make TV licence free

Barclays is to shut its Bingley branch.

The double misfortune delivered to this Yorkshire pensioner on Friday the 13th

Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Budget day.

Why Rishi Sunak loses my vote as Budget betrays the elderly

The BBC will delay TV licence fee changes for over-75s - here’s why

BBC has agreed to delay the scrapping of free TV licences for over-75s. Credit: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

BBC delay scrapping of free TV licence for over-75s due to coronavirus pandemic

BBC Director-General Lord Tony Hall addresses delegates at the annual Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference in central London, on November 4, 2013. Picture: AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL

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Dave with his Mastercard Album of the Year award on stage at the Brit Awards 2020

Why shouldn’t over-70s enjoy the Brits? After all, they invented rock and roll

Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan (Photo: PA).

BBC needs to 'move with the times' or face collapse, culture secretary says

The BBC faces renewed scrutiny

Why the BBC needs to grow smaller to survive – David Behrens

How can it become easier for the elderly to open bottles of pills?

Here’s why Age UK must tackle perils of child-resistant container tops – Yorkshi...

TV schedules were altwered when the BBC switched coverage of Andy Murray and Serena Wiliams in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon to BBC1.

Why readers say BBC at fault for serving up too much Wimbledon tennis – Yorkshir...

John Blundell pictured at his home at Dewsbury, speaking about rise in cost of TV licences. Picture by Simon Hulme

Yorkshire grandfather's fear of 'miserable existence' if TV licence lost

The BBC is to axe free TV licences for people aged over 75.

Next PM must resolve furore over free TV licences for over-75s – The Yorkshire P...

Free TV licences are a lifeline to many elderly people, Jayne Dowle argues.

Time to put OAPs before celebrity presenters in BBC licence fee and pay row – Ja...

Composite file photos of (top row left to right) Gary Lineker, Chris Evans, Graham Norton and Huw Edwards. (Bottom row left to right) Steve Wright, Alan Shearer, Andrew Marr and Jason Mohammad. They are among the top 10 highest-paid BBC stars in 2018/19, according to the corporation's latest annual report.

BBC and Gary Lineker salary own goal is insult to Yorkshire OAPs losing free TV ...

Free TV licences can be a lifeline for the over-75s.

Why lack of compassion over BBC licence fee is an insult to Yorkshire pensioners...

The BBC is under fire for proposing to charge over-75s for their TV licence.

Pensioners say BBC licence fee is not worth the money for over-75s – Yorkshire P...

Plans to compel the over-75s to pay for TV licences continue to be opposed by readers.

Over-75s will fight for right to free TV licence - Yorkshire Post letters

Plans to scrap automatic free TV licences for the over-75s continue to divide opinion.

Why over-75s still deserve free TV licence from BBC – Yorkshire Post letters

A man watches a Red Arrows display during the commemorations for the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day landings at Southsea Common in Portsmouth.

A betrayal if D-Day heroes have to pay TV licence fee – Yorkshire Post letters

Should the over-75s continue to receive free TV licences?

Do all over-75s need a free TV licence? - Yorkshire Post letters

Over-75s will no longer be entitled to a free TV licence from next year.

BBC must cut licences instead of free TV licences for over-75s – Yorkshire Post ...

Over-75s will no longer receive a free TV licence unless they are on pension credits, the BBc has announced.

This is why all over-75s should refuse to pay BBC licence fee – Yorkshire Post l...