TV Licence Grant

Please complete the online application form at the bottom of this page

If you require assistance with your online form please call 01344 420079.

Who is Eligible to Apply?

Following the BBC’s decision not to offer free licences to the over 75’s from 1^st August 2020, Bracknell Town Council has reviewed its TV Grant criteria.

As from 1^st January 2022 to qualify for the Bracknell Town Council’s TV Grant residents will need to: –

• Reside in the Parish of Bracknell and have been resident in Bracknell for at least a year (utility bill or bank statement required); AND of State Pension age claiming Pension Credit (proof of age and receipt of benefit required); Full details can be found at https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit/eligibility
• OR permanently disabled receiving Full Disability allowance until State Pension age reached and eligible for Pension Credit.
• AND NOT be in receipt of a free TV Licence or a blind (severely sight impaired) 50% concession.

As proof of your eligibility a scanned image of your Pension Credit letter or Disability Allowance will need to be emailed to enquiries@bracknelltowncouncil.gov.uk

Purchasing your TV Licence

If you think you qualify for the grant, you must purchase your TV licence before you apply, using one of the options listed below:

• Online by Direct Debit, either annually, quarterly or monthly.
• By phone, using a debit or credit card. Please call 0300 790 6144 with your bank details and TV Licence number to hand.
• At a PayPoint outlet (see below), using cash or a debit card. You will need to bring your licence renewal notice and keep your receipt.
• With a TV Licensing savings card, using cash or a debit card. Save towards the cost of your licence at any PayPoint outlet, or over the phone on 0300 555 0286.
• By Post, by sending your payment slip (if you have one) along with a cheque to TV Licensing, Darlington DL98 1TL. Please make your cheque payable to ‘TV Licensing’ and write your name, address and TV Licence number on the back. Do not fold or staple your cheque, and do not send cash in the post.

Paypoint Outlets

How to Apply for a TV Licence Grant

Grants can be either submitted online or by telephone.

Please complete and submit our online form.  The Television Licence must be in the name of the person claiming the grant.  Payment will be by Electronic Banking which will be paid on the Friday of the week the grant is claimed.  We may contact you for proof of ID by email if this is your first claim.

Grant payments will be made by electronic bank transfer and payment will only be issued against a valid TV licence for the current year.

The following documents may be required if you have not claimed before. If that is the case you will be contact by a member of staff:

1. A valid TV Licence: – if you pay by Direct Debit please print out and bring in your licence or be prepared to have your licence checked on-line
2. Your ‘old’ TV licence: – your Licence number is needed to view your ‘new’ licence on-line
3. Proof of Age: – Birth Certificate, passport or driving licence
4. Photo Identity: – e.g. driving licence, passport, Edge Card etc
5. Proof of residence in Bracknell Parish: – utility bill, bank statement etc
6. Disabled persons only: All the above plus proof of disability pension / benefit entitlement
7. Proof of pension credit entitlement from January 2021

This is a scheme operated by Bracknell Town Council. People living in other parts of Bracknell Forest i.e. Warfield, Winkfield, Binfield, Crowthorne and Sandhurst DO NOT qualify as the scheme is paid for out of that part of the Council Tax which is collected on behalf of Bracknell Town Council.

Queries

If you have any queries, which are not mentioned in this guide, please contact us at Brooke House on 01344 420079