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Call for Stormont to pay for over-75s' TV licences


A Northern Ireland council has written to MLAs, saying that Stormont should cover the costs of TV licences for pensioners.
Last year the BBC confirmed plans to end free TV licences for most over-75s. It means more than three million households - including around 75,000 in Northern Ireland - have had to start paying the £157.50 fee.
Only those receiving Pension Credit benefit are exempt.
The motion was proposed at a meeting of Fermanagh and Omagh council by independent councillor Donal O Cofaigh.
He said: This tax on our elderly guarantees income by their need to have a television. It adds further financial hardship, particularly given those who are housebound and doubly impacted by Covid-19 restrictions which have left many alone, isolated and without communication or engagement. ....

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