Over-75s 'should get TV licence amnesty' to help them through second Covid wave
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mirror.co.ukOver-75s should get a TV licence “amnesty” to help them through the second wave of Covid, a campaigner says. Silver Voices chief Dennis Reed wrote to the Beeb demanding a six-month reprieve for those stripped of free licences this year.
Bosses delayed by two months imposing £157.50 fees on millions as the virus raged this summer. And Mr Reed wants Director General Tim Davie to act again as “the same circumstances apply.” He wrote: “Loneliness, fears for health...
families and money, are taking a terrible toll on the mental health of senior citizens. “The last thing they need are threatening, red-topped enforcement letters through the post.” Free licences for over-75s were introduced by Labour in 2000.
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