TV 'even more important during lockdown', say OAPs braced to lose free licences
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mirror.co.ukTV has become even more important to pensioners during the coronavirus crisis – just as they face being stripped of their free licences, campaigners reveal today.
Some 93% of nearly 90,000 OAPs who responded to a survey said their television had become more important since the pandemic erupted and they were confined to their homes.
A two-month stay of execution on free licences is due to run out on August 1, when over-75s who are not eligible for Pension Credit must fork out £157.50 a year to keep watching their favourite shows.
Results of a huge survey by Age UK, published today, reveal how much OAPs rely on their televisions. The charity asked how important TV is to people during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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