Find out if you qualify for a free TV licence in 2025 based on your age and social welfare payments. The article details the conditions for eligibility for the Household Benefits Package (HBP), which includes a free TV licence.
The TV licence has been a hot topic of debate over the years, but households across Ireland are still obliged to cough up for it. The €160 fee applies to both homes and businesses, but there are certain conditions that could see you dodge the charge completely.
If you're under 70 and living with your spouse, cohabitant or civil partner, you can bag the HBP if you're receiving a qualifying social welfare payment and either: You're getting an increase in your qualifying social welfare payment for them , or They're receiving their own qualifying social welfare payment listed below, or They're receiving a social welfare payment not listed below and they pass a means test. You can live with other adults and still get the HBP.
A standard Garda Widow's Pension from the Department of Justice or an equivalent Social Security Pension or Benefit from a country covered by EU Regulations or from a country with which Ireland has a Bilateral Social Security Agreement. If you are aged between 66 and 70 and not receiving one of the payments above, you may be eligible for the Household Benefits Package if you pass a means test, reports RSVP Live.
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