In 2020 the BBC was also tasked with taking on the cost of licence fees for over-75s on Pension Credit. Yet despite its worth to society, the BBC has already ‘faced an effective real-terms reduction in income of around 30% since 2010/11 as a result of increased funding obligations, such as the World Service and S4C, and a five-year freeze in licence fee income from 2010’. And since starting in September 2020, Director-General Tim Davie has made it a key priority to ensure that licence fee payers continue to get value for their money.

For £3.06 a week, audiences gain access to a multitude of services: 10 television services more than 40 national and local radio stations its streaming platform BBC iPlayer, audio platform BBC Sounds and more.ĭuring the global pandemic, record audiences turned to the BBC for its independent and trusted news and enhanced remote learning resources. It currently stands at £159, up from £157.50 last year – its lowest rise since 2017. In 2016, the BBC and the UK government agreed on a deal for the licence fee to rise with the cost of inflation every year from April 2017 to April 2022. A ‘below-inflation’ rise would mean an overall reduction in the BBC’s main source of funding in real terms. MPs have reportedly rejected the BBC’s pleas to increase the cost of the licence fee in line with inflation, which could result in further cuts to its funding.Īs reported by The Times, the revelation comes as negotiations continue between the public broadcaster and the government to determine the cost of the licence fee over the next five years.

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