Campaigners stepped-up calls to save free TV for over-75s as figures showed thousands of households gave-up their licences. A freedom of information request by The Times revealed the number of licences in the UK fell by 82,000 in the five months to March.
While younger viewers subscribing to services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime were thought to be behind much of the drop, the revelation underlined the increasing cost of watching traditional TV.
Some 3.7 million pensioner households face forking out £157.50 a year for a TV licence from August 1. Curbs, which were due to come into effect on June 1 but were delayed for two months because of the coronavirus outbreak, mean only over-75s receiving Pension Credit will be eligible for a free
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