50% reduction on TV licence for the blind

If you are registered blind or severely sight impaired, you can get a 50 per cent reduction on the cost of a TV licence.  There is no reduction if you are partially sighted.

The licence will cover anyone who you live with, so if the licence is under someone elses name, change it to the name of the blind person to take advantage of the reduction.

You will need a photocopy of the certificate or document issued by or your local authority or a copy of the certificate from your ophthalmologist, to confirm that you’re certified as either blind or severely sight impaired.

You can also get a refund if you have already paid the full fee.  This can be backdated but you must be able to prove you had a licence and were resistered blind during the relevant period.

You need a licence if you have any device that can receive or record television programmes as they are being shown on TV, including computers, digital boxes or DVD/VHS recorders, mobile phone and games consoles as well as TVs.

Visit the TV Licensing site by clicking here to apply for you concession or ring them on 0844 800 6737.

A blind concession TV Licence costs £72.75 for colour and £24.50 for a black and white TV Licence.