Unfortunately the only reason that the Over 75s don't have to pay at the moment is that the BBC stood down on charging them half price for the duration of Corvid19 - I think that afterwards the payment will reappear. There's been an awful kerfuffle over this but eventually there will be no such thing as a free telly licence. Not that the BBC should have to deal with the matter as it's a pension benefit ... But I won't get political about it.