Hundreds of thousands of people sign petition to save free TV licence for over-75s

Hundreds of thousands of people sign petition to save free TV licence

The charity said: "For over a million of the oldest people in our country, television is their main form of company. Right now, that's under threat."The petition says: "Continue to fund free TV licences for the over 75 in the future.

is gaining even more traction, and at the time of writing it has 33,453 signatures but it's rising steadily.Viewers have also vented on Twitter after yesterday's move, where some are concerned it will isolate elderly people who can't afford to pay the fee. "The fact is that well over 650,000 over-75s aren’t claiming their Pension Credit and thousands more are barely scraping by, not poor enough to claim benefits but still unable to afford the basics.

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