Petition · past parliament
The Government should continue to subsidise the Licence Fee for the Over-75s.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
In 1999, the Labour government opted to subsidies TV licences for the over-75s. The Tory government’s 2017 manifesto promised to protect this. But in 2015 the government passed the buck of paying it onto the BBC, something they are unable to do. The Government should reinstate the subsidy.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/jun/10/seeds-of-bbc-licence-fee-decision-deftly-planted-by-george-osborne
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 13 Jun 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Jun 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Jun 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.