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Money expert Grace Forell has explained how thousands of people could get a television licence refund of up to £180.
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thousands → explain → 180
“You need a TV license if you’re planning to watch any kind of live TV on any channel.
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you → need → channel
And this actually includes live broadcasts on platforms like YouTube or Amazon Prime if it’s being shown on TV,” she explained.
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she → include → TV
“You also need it for BBC iPlayer, even if it’s on demand on a laptop or a phone.
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it → need → laptop
You don’t need one if you’re only watching platforms like Netflix or Disney Plus or regular YouTube content.
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you → need → Netflix
But it’s £180 a year.
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it → ’ → ?
One license should be enough for the whole household as long as you’re on a joint tenancy agreement.”
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you → ’re → agreement
Forell went on: ”Not many people know this, but you can get a refund if there are months that you don’t use.
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you → go → that
So, if you buy a licence and then, you know, move back home nine months later, you can fill out a form on the TV licence website for that.
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you → buy → that
“Say you move into university halls and buy a licence, but then move back home 9 months later, as long as your family home has a suitable licence you can cancel yours and get money back.
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you → say → money
“Or if you move in with your partner and they have a licence, you can request a refund for yours before you move.
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you → move → yours
You just need to have at least one complete month remaining on your license.”
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You → need → license
Forell then recommended streaming platforms that offer special discounts for university students.
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that → recommend → students
She said: “Prime Student is a very good one.
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Student → say → ?
So, that’s Amazon Prime.
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that → ’ → ?
You get six months for free.
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You → get → months
And then it’s only £4.49 £49 a month and that includes Prime Delivery, Amazon music and all of that.
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that → ’ → that
“So, that’s very good.
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that → ’ → ?
I would look at Spotify as well because the student version is less than half the price of the standard version and a lot of students watch YouTube and they do have their own offer as well.
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they → look → offer
In January, it was reported that the BBC is working on ways to use iPlayer to find households that have not paid for a TV licence.
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that → report → licence
Up to 40 million online BBC accounts could be linked with home addresses for the first time to help find households that are accessing the streaming service without a licence.
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that → link → licence
Anyone wishing to access BBC television and radio programmes on iPlayer must provide an email address, date of birth and postcode.
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Anyone → wish → birth
It is understood the BBC is now working on ways to use this data to identify where TV licences have not been purchased.
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licences → understand → data
The BBC has a duty to collect the licence fee, and sends targeted letters or emails to those it believes are not paying it and should be.
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it → have → it
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