Overview
- The projected charge is based on September inflation of 3.8%, implying roughly a £7 rise from £174.50.
- The Department for Culture, Media and Sport says no final decision has been made and the figure will be set in due course.
- Annual uprating remains tied to inflation under the 2022 settlement through at least spring 2028.
- About 300,000 households stopped paying last year, reducing active licences to 23.8 million from 24.1 million.
- Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy is exploring a mixed funding model combining the licence fee with subscriptions and advertising as the BBC reports about £3.8bn in fee revenue but a sharp real-terms decline since 2012.