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Petition · past parliament

Allow pensioners to watch TV without the worry of having to pay for a TV Licence

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Pensioners over the age of 75 will now have to pay for their TV Licence. They have worked all their lives paid their taxes. Why should they have to pay for their TV licence when many of them may be housebound and TV is their main source of Entertainment.
The Government couldn’t make the decision themselves and put it on the BBC. Shame on you, allow our pensioners to not have the added cost of this.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Continue to fund free TV licences for the over 75 in the future.

Timeline

11 Jun 2019 Petition opened for signatures
12 Jun 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 12 Jun 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.