Courts could become clogged up with pensioners who get prosecuted for failing to pay their BBC licence fee, warn MPs and campaigners Some over-75s revolting against the fee change say they are willing to risk prison The BBC is prepared to spend £38million chasing down pensioners for payments 1.5million households claiming pension credit are eligible … Read more
Pensioners are encouraged to send bank statements to prove they are entitled to a free TV licence under controversial new scheme BBC introduced scheme which means millions of over-75s have to pay for TV Only those who receive pension credit are still entitled to a free TV licence Pensioners told they could hand over bank … Read more
Thousands of hard-up pensioners face food and fuel poverty as their free TV licences are scrapped from today, campaigners warn More than 3million UK households will be asked to pay the £157.50 annual fee 500k pensioners could qualify for a free licence but are unaware, study finds They could be forced to choose between having … Read more
BBC is set to grant SECOND reprieve to pensioners by delaying the scrapping of free TV licences for over-75s until October The decision on the licences will be discussed at a board meeting next month The delay would create a further £80million hole in the broadcaster’s finances Incoming director-general Tim Davie is said to not been … Read more
Thousands of vulnerable pensioners in care homes are hit with £125-a-week coronavirus ‘tax’ to pay for PPE and absent staff cover Those who cover their own fees are being landed with extra ‘coronavirus bills’ The charity said they or their families are being asked to stump up around £125 a week for personal protective equipment … Read more
Ten Chelsea Pensioners have now lost their lives to coronavirus at the Chelsea Royal Hospital for veterans in west London. The famous London hospital is home to 300 military veterans who have served their country in some of the most dangerous conflicts in the world. Of those at the military home, 74 residents who had … Read more
Pensioners are urging insurers to help them through the virus crisis by giving them a lump sum rather than paltry drawn-out annuity payments. Money Mail has long campaigned for pensioners trapped with small annuities to be allowed to take a more meaning- ful amount. Alan Fowler, 72, has an annuity from Legal & General (L&G) … Read more
Joanna Lumley delighted fellow pensioners when they spotted her waiting in the OAP queue outside Sainsbury’s in Battersea, London on Friday. The Absolutely Fabulous star, 74, was stocking up on supplies during the coronavirus lockdown and thrilled her fellow shoppers when they noticed her in the queue. Joanna was happy to oblige her fans with … Read more
Pensioners are the most likely to have stockpiled items in preparation for a crisis, such as the current coronavirus pandemic, according to new research. US scientists found households headed up by pensioners are the most likely to have items stockpiled ready for a disaster, such as bottled water, tinned food and a back-up generator. Researchers analysed … Read more
Daily death tolls are ‘airbrushing out’ hundreds of elderly people who are dying from coronavirus at care homes, furious bosses have warned today. Care England, the industry body, says around 1,000 residents could already have died from covid-19 – with even more ‘unrecorded’ deaths ‘swept under the carpet’. Matthew Reed, chief executive of charity Marie Curie, … Read more