From 2000/01 to 2017/18, all people aged over 75 in the United Kingdom did not have to pay for their TV licenses, with the cost covered by the UK government. This benefit was phased out from 2016/17 onwards, when the cost of this benefit to the government was approximately 821 million pounds.
Government expenditure on over 75 TV licenses in the United Kingdom from 2000/01 to 2019/20
(in million GBP)
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Department for Work and Pensions UK, & GOV.UK. (May 21, 2024). Government expenditure on over 75 TV licenses in the United Kingdom from 2000/01 to 2019/20 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/284480/over-75-tv-licences-united-kingdom-uk-government-spending/
Department for Work and Pensions UK, und GOV.UK. "Government expenditure on over 75 TV licenses in the United Kingdom from 2000/01 to 2019/20 (in million GBP) ." Chart. May 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/284480/over-75-tv-licences-united-kingdom-uk-government-spending/
Department for Work and Pensions UK, GOV.UK. (2024). Government expenditure on over 75 TV licenses in the United Kingdom from 2000/01 to 2019/20 (in million GBP) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/284480/over-75-tv-licences-united-kingdom-uk-government-spending/
Department for Work and Pensions UK, and GOV.UK. "Government Expenditure on over 75 Tv Licenses in The United Kingdom from 2000/01 to 2019/20 (in Million Gbp) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/284480/over-75-tv-licences-united-kingdom-uk-government-spending/
Department for Work and Pensions UK & GOV.UK, Government expenditure on over 75 TV licenses in the United Kingdom from 2000/01 to 2019/20 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/284480/over-75-tv-licences-united-kingdom-uk-government-spending/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Government expenditure on over 75 TV licenses in the United Kingdom from 2000/01 to 2019/20 (in million GBP) [Graph], Department for Work and Pensions UK, & GOV.UK, May 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/284480/over-75-tv-licences-united-kingdom-uk-government-spending/