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Nandy Reviews Plan to Replace BBC Licence Fee With £11 Levy

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC · How we work

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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy is reviewing a plan to replace the BBC licence fee with an £11 levy.
The levy would be added to broadband bills, charging every internet household regardless of live-TV viewing.
Scrapping the £180 annual licence would lower current payers’ cost to about £132 per year.
The report suggests a social-tariff discount to protect low-income households from the levy.

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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy is reviewing a plan to replace the BBC licence fee with an £11 levy.
The levy would be added to broadband bills, charging every internet household regardless of live-TV viewing.
Scrapping the £180 annual licence would lower current payers’ cost to about £132 per year.
The report suggests a social-tariff discount to protect low-income households from the levy.