The cost of the TV licence fee is increasing 📺 The Government has announced households will have to pay more to watch TV from April 1 It comes as part of an ongoing BBC review The annual price of a TV licence will now cost £180, up from £174.50 Every household which watches live TV or anything on BBC iPlayer must have a TV licence For those who don't watch these - or don't have a TV at all - you can declare to the TV licensing company that you do not require a licence Those who are aged over 75

The TV licence fee is to increase from £174.50 to £180 per year from April 1, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has said. The DCMS said the £5.50 increase in the fee, which is the predominant method of funding for the BBC, would give the corporation “stable financial footing to deliver for audiences and support the wider creative industries”. The cost is rising “in line with inflation” as required by the 2022 Licence Fee Settlement, the department said, adding the fee will also