§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people living in sheltered housing accommodation benefit from the concessions of the television licensing scheme. [21388]
§ Mr. FisherApproximately 398,000 concessionary television licences are currently in force in sheltered accommodation, out of a total of approximately 643,000 concessionary licences. Television licences cover households rather than individuals; the precise number of beneficiaries is therefore not known.