Anyone who owns a television licence, but does not have it in the name of the person who is blind, will need to transfer the licence into their name to qualify for the discount.

In order to do this, claimants will need to fill out a first time blind application, which can be done on the TV licensing website.

During the application process, claimants will need to enter their existing TV Licence number for their address.

Applicants must send out their completed form, a cheque payment for the fee and a photocopy of their evidence as part of their application.

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