TV Licensing has confirmed that some holders of the £180 TV Licence may be entitled to a refund, with payments calculated on unused months remaining on the licence.
Anyone who no longer needs a licence before it expires can request a refund, provided there is at least one full month left on it. Refunds are also available to those who qualify for the over-75 concession or the blind concession, and in these cases a claim can be made at any point regardless of how much time remains on the licence.
How Refunds Are Calculated
The TV Licensing website explains that working out precise refund amounts can be complicated, but the organisation will do the calculation for the applicant. Officials will look carefully at the information provided and confirm whether a refund can be offered and how much it will be.
For those who no longer need their licence, the refund is calculated based on when the licence was issued and when it expires. Refunds are worked out in unused months, and applicants could receive a payment for anywhere between one and 11 months, depending on their situation.
To check the licence expiry date, holders can sign in to the TV Licensing website using their licence number, name and postcode. If a claim is accepted and a refund agreed, the licence ends immediately.
Full List of Eligible Claimants
TV Licensing has published the full list of people who may be entitled to a refund on their TV Licence:
- The address is covered by another licence
- Refunds for those who qualify for a blind concession
- TV receiving equipment is no longer in use
- Refunds in consequence of a free TV Licence application - payments are made for each complete month remaining on the current licence
- TV Licence is bought in error
- Refunds for those who do not need it before it runs out and there is at least one month left on it
- Refunds due to the death of the licence holder
- A replacement TV Licence has been bought
- Refunds for those who qualify for over-75 concession
Further details on refund rules and who might qualify are available on the relevant section of the TV Licensing website.
