Freeview TV Setup (FREE) for Over 60 & Disabled

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I was watching WAles Today (local BBC News) & the presenter was saying about Digital Switchover. They said that Disabled & OAP's can get FREE setup & install for Freeview TV.
Anyone heard of this? Who to ring or whats Free & what do we have to supply?
Anyone heard of this? Who to ring or whats Free & what do we have to supply?
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The Switchover Help Scheme can help you make the switch to digital TV.
We can help you convert your TV to digital if you:
- Are aged 75 or over, or
- Have lived in a care home for six months or more, or
- Get (or could get) certain disability benefits, or
- Are registered blind or partially sighted
Check now to see if you could be eligible(CLICK HERE)Edit: Yep, it is only available in switchover areas. More details here.
Just spoken to a very helpful member of staff from the switchover scheme on Freephone 0800 40 85 900 who said you can ring up to register yourself on the Scheme but you don't have to as the information and application packs are being sent out automatically to all eligible people, with this information being supplied by the Department for Work and Pensions about 6 months before the switch over date of your TV Region, but if you have not heard from them within at least 4 months from your switch over date you should call them to get them to send you an application pack.
They also told me the following, which is all backed up on their website too:
I've tried to include as much info as I could in this post and hope it helps someone.
There is an aerial company in Herts / North London that allways offers free Freeview setup for those that need it.
Certainly not a free aerial install but very helpful non the less.
Thanks again :T
Just bought a LCD tv with a built in freeview. Was unhappy to find i cannot receive ITV and C4. It has something to do with the freeview people changing channel signals/strength and maybe my aerial is not compatible. Yet using my old freeview box, which i have not retuned, i can still receive ITV and C4.