Am I eligible for extra help?
The Help Scheme helps people who are aged 75 or over, or live in a care home, or are an eligible disabled person to switch to digital TV.
Switchover Help Scheme websiteSwitchover is underway for viewers in Cardiff, Newport and south east Wales, making Freeview channels available across these areas for the first time.
When your home switches to digital will depend on where you live in the UK. All households with a Freeview TV or box will need to re-tune at both stages of switchover and from time to time to keep receiving channels and services
All households with a Freeview TV or box will need to re-tune at both stages of switchover and from time to time to keep receiving channels and services
You will need to think about all of the TV equipment in your home when preparing for switchover
Am I eligible for extra help?
The Help Scheme helps people who are aged 75 or over, or live in a care home, or are an eligible disabled person to switch to digital TV.
Switchover Help Scheme website| If you work in local government, the housing sector, or have a business that will be affected by switchover, there is information on other websites to help you get set too. Select from the options on the right: |
Local Government | Property Managers |
| Retailers | Aerial Installers | |
| Manufacturers | Transmitter Network | |
| Schools |
Gwybodaeth am newid yng Nghymru (Information about switchover in Wales)
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