Tv licence can you be exempt

texas star

Is there a way of not having to pay this beside no answering the door.Thanks in advance

ART6

I think you have to be over seventy years old, so you might have to wait a while;)

GER12

All over 70's are entitled to a household benefit package as free entitlement from the DSFA. You still have to have a valid license. I wonder whether this benefit will be something that will change in the forthcoming budget. The other way you'd be exempt is if you dont have a TV.

yabadabado

texas star wrote: »

Is there a way of not having to pay this beside no answering the door.Thanks in advance

on certain schemes you would be exempt from paying the fee.there is a free schemes section in sligo give them a call.i think if your on JA you are exempt

cee_jay

yabadabado wrote: »

on certain schemes you would be exempt from paying the fee.there is a free schemes section in sligo give them a call.i think if your on JA you are exempt

You cannot get the household benefits package with JA normally.

From [url]www.welfare.ie:[/url]

You may qualify for the Household Benefits Package if:

You are aged 70 or over

OR

You are getting Carer's Allowance

OR

You are caring for a person who is receiving Prescribed Relative's Allowance or Constant Attendance Allowance

OR

You are between 66 and 70 and are receiving

State Pension (Contributory)
State Pension (Non Contributory)
State Pension (Transition)
Widow's/Widower's (Contributory) Pension
An ordinary Garda Widow's Pension from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform or
An equivalent Social Security Pension/Benefit from a country covered by EU Regulations or from a country with which Ireland has a Bilateral Social Security Agreement
and live alone or only with certain excepted persons (see 'Excepted persons' below).

OR

You are under 66 and are receiving:

Invalidity Pension
Blind Pension
Incapacity Supplement or Workmen's Compensation with Disablement Pension (for at least 12 months)
Disability Allowance
An equivalent Social Security Pension/Benefit from a country covered by EU Regulations, or from a country with which Ireland has a Bilateral Social Security Agreement
and live alone or only with certain excepted persons.

Excepted persons are:

a qualified adult (your spouse/partner is considered a qualified adult if you are receiving an allowance for him/her with your payment or if he or she earns less than €310, including income from a social welfare payment)
dependent child(ren) under the age of 18 or under the age of 22 if in full-time education (a certificate from the school/college must be supplied for those aged 18 or over)
a person who is so incapacitated as to require constant care and attention for at least 12 months (medical certification may be required)
a person(s) who would qualify for the allowance in his/her own right (for example, a person getting an State Pension)
a person who is providing you or someone in your household with constant care and attention if you or that person is so incapacitated as to require constant care and attention for at least 12 months (medical certification may be required). People in employment for more than 15 hours per week or people getting Jobseeker's Benefit/Jobseeker's Allowance cannot be accepted as providing constant full-time care and attention.
OR

You are aged between 66 and 70, satisfy a means test and live alone or only with the excepted persons mentioned above.

Elessar

If you don't have a TV or any device capable of receiving TV (online or otherwise), you don't have to pay.

LegacyUser

My partner is receiving a careers benefit for himself. Are we exempt from payin tv licence