TV Licence fees 'could be cut in real terms' to help aid the ongoing cost of living crisis across the UK, it is reported. Usually, the cost of a TV Licence rises with inflation year on year, currently sitting at £159.
But it was frozen for two years in 2022, with then Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries announcing that it would not rise again until 2024. This could mean a substantial hike should the rise next year go ahead, with inflation currently teetering at 8.7 per cent.
However, The Daily Mail reports that ministers are said to be looking at removing the link between the annual fee and inflation, with a source, saying: "Ministers realise a near 10 per cent rise is not exactly going to go down well, so they are looking at moving from the standard annualised inflation figure to a different, lower measure."
