Households can get £159 TV licence refund if they meet criteria | Personal Finance | Finance
As the cost of living crisis continues, many people may think to reassess whether they need a TV licence. Currently, the cost of the television licence comes to £159 per household which covers every device in one home.
Britons are urged to check if they need their TV Licence.
A TV licence is needed in the UK to watch any programme that is being broadcasted or streamed live, and to watch BBC iPlayer.
As energy bills soar, it’s more important than ever to check if there are any savings to be made.
One way could be to get a TV licence refund. Refund forms can be found on the TV Licensing website, which will guide those struggling with the application.
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The refund form appears as an online application that those looking for a refund can fill in.
Britons can apply for a refund if:
- they won’t need their licence again before it expires, and they have at least one complete month left on it AND
- their licence expired less than two years ago
As part of the refund application, applicants should include the name on their TV Licence, address and postcode.
As well as this, applicants must also include the date from when they no longer need the licence within the application.
In this circumstance, households that own a blind TV licence will only get £79.50 back in a refund.
If someone is eligible for an over 75 or blind concession, they can apply at any time and for any length of time left on their licence.
Those applying for the refund will not need to calculate how much they are owed as this will be done for them by TV Licensing.
TV Licensing will work out the exact refund amounts that people are owed as it can be complicated.
Residents in care homes that have ARC schemes only have to pay a concessionary rate of £7.50, while those over 75 in residences with ARC schemes are eligible for a free licence.
Over 75s in receipt of Pension Credit don’t have to pay as well as anyone who doesn’t watch live TV on any channel or service, including BBC iPlayer, no matter what their age.
The TV Licence fee in the UK was the fourth highest compared to other countries in Europe.
It was ranked fourth highest by the European Broadcasting Union compared to other European countries as of January 2021. The average fee paid in EU countries was 118 euros.
