Claim: BBC Radio 2 DJ gets paid over £1.3 million a year but pensioners have to pay for the TV licence.
Fact-check: Some pensioners still receive a free TV licence - Full Fact
Verdict: this is how much zoe ball got paid to present her radio 2 breakfast show in 2019/20. pensioners under 75 have to pay the tv license. people over 75 do not have to pay for a tv licence if either they or a partner they live with receive pension credit, which could be as many as 1.5 million households.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2021-01-25T00:00:00