BBC Licence Fee Will Rise 6.6 Percent, Culture Secretary Confirms

Move comes as the number of households holding TV licences fell by 400,000 last year.
BBC Licence Fee Will Rise 6.6 Percent, Culture Secretary Confirms
Pedestrians walk past a BBC logo at Broadcasting House in London on Jan. 29, 2020. Henry Nicholls/File Photo/Reuters
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The BBC licence fee will rise by £10.50 to £169.50 a year, Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has announced, along with a review into alternative funding models.

The fee, which funds much of the corporation’s operations, had been frozen at £159 in 2022 for two years to “protect families from the sharp rise in the cost of living,” the government said.

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