Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 57967

Television Licences: Low Incomes

Tabled: 5 June 2025
Answered: 12 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

ConservativeMid Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many households in receipt of Universal Credit are liable to pay the BBC License Fee.

Answer

Stephanie Peacock
The payment of the Licence Fee is administered directly by TV Licensing, and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport does not hold data on the number of households in receipt of Universal Credit that are liable to pay for the BBC Licence Fee.The BBC o...

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