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If you're over 75 or over, you're entitled to a free Television Licence. As we gear up for the festive season, TV licencing would like you to let elderly friends and relatives know.
As people across Northern Ireland gear up for the festive season, TV Licensing is calling on everyone spending time with friends or relatives who are 75 or over to check whether they have claimed their free TV licence.
Anyone over 75 gets a TV Licence for free
86,378 pensioners in Northern Ireland are already enjoying the benefits of the concessionary licence, and TV Licensing, with support from two leading charities, hopes that this reminder will prompt even more people to apply, including the 867 people in Northern Ireland who turn 75 in December. If you are aged 75 or over you are entitled to a free TV licence for your main home. The licence also covers any other household members living at this address.
You will need to apply for the free licence as it isn’t issued automatically, but obtaining one couldn’t be easier. All you need to do is contact TV Licensing and provide your name, address, date of birth and National Insurance number.
Age Concern and Help the Aged welcome the initiative
Supporting TV Licensing’s efforts, Age Concern’s Director General, Mr Gordon Lishman, said: "We are pleased to be supporting this important campaign again this year. With escalating living costs, a free TV licence can really help many older people living on a low, fixed income, who struggle to make ends meet. Everyone over 75, or approaching their 75th birthday, should make sure they apply for their free TV licence."
David Sinclair, Help the Aged Policy Manager also added his support, saying: "Help the Aged works with thousands of disadvantaged older people every year, many of whom are struggling to make ends meet on relatively low fixed incomes. Against this background, the free TV licence for over 75s is a welcome initiative. Help the Aged fully supports TV Licensing's efforts to raise awareness of the scheme in Northern Ireland."
Irene Reid from Dundonald, who has received a free TV Licence every year since the concessionary scheme’s launch in 2000, said: “It’s not quite the same as a telegram from the Queen, but I enjoy the television, so getting a free licence is very good news. I remind all my friends and neighbours to apply for one when they get to 75.”
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