ELDERLY residents are to be hit by the ending of free tv licenses for people over the age of 75.

It has been announced that this year will mark the end of free TV licences to over 75s, a policy introduced in 1999.

The BBC has concluded that it cannot fund free TV licences for all over-75s and now will only support those households with one person who receives Pension Credit. This will come into force in June 2020.

This decision followed a consultation by the BBC of 190,000 people.

This move will mean that up to 3.7million over 75s will now have to pay for their TV licence.

Delyn MP David Hanson has spoken at his disgust at the move, that will see 3,810 households in the constituency lose the free TV licence, with the total cost to Delyn residents being £573,405 per year.

David Hanson MP said: “I was proud to be a part of the government which introduced free TV licences for over-75s.

"It was a key policy in tackling pensioner poverty and ensuring that we supported our elderly neighbours. On its twentieth birthday this policy will cease to be due to a promise broken by the Conservative Government."

"The UK Government should be ashamed that they are undertaking policy decisions that will drive up pressures on incomes and increase the risk of greater pensioner poverty."

"This decision is deeply flawed and should be scrapped immediately.”