There are new calls to scrap the BBC TV licence fee for all pensioners. As it stands, only older people over the age of 75 in receipt of Pension Credit currently receive a free TV licence, saving £174.50 on the annual fee.

Petition creator Michael Thompson argues that “many pensioners live on the breadline with only the TV for company”. He added: “With the cost of food soaring and utility bills ever higher, we feel there is a desperate need to provide all pensioners with at least this concession.”

Mr Thompson also said: “We feel it is a double outrage that those who have given their all to this country in taxes and raising children have to pay a BBC TV licence fee and are only exempt if they receive means-tested Pension Credit. Meanwhile, some media figures draw huge salaries.”

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