What is the BBC licence fee and how could it change?
The Government has announced an increase in the BBC licence fee and a review into the sustainability of the payment.
– What is the licence fee?
It was introduced in June 1946, when television broadcasts resumed following the Second World War.
If you watch or record broadcasted TV programmes, you must have a TV licence either through purchase or given free to those receiving pension credit and 75 years or older.
