Contribution to public broadcasting: who are the exempt persons?

Any taxpayer who owns a television or any other assimilated device must pay a television fee or a contribution to the public audiovisual sector in the amount of €138 in mainland France and €88 for overseas departments and territories. However, depending on your personal situation, age and income, you may be exempt if you are in one of the following situations:

• not have a television or similar device;
• be over 60 years of age on the condition of income, and not be subject to tax on real estate wealth (IFI);
• receive the minimum old-age allowance (solidarity allowance for the elderly or supplementary invalidity allowance), subject to income;
• receive the Disabled Adult Allowance (DAA);
• be disabled and unable to support yourself because of the disability;
• be a widow or widow, subject to income;
• be exempt from TV license fees before 2005, and have been 82 years old at 1^er January 2021 or be disabled or living with a person with a disability, and not be subject to real estate wealth tax (IFI);
• reside in a retirement home or Ehpad;
• have a reference tax income equal to 0.

Students attached to their parents' tax home but personally taxed for the housing tax do not have to pay the contribution to public broadcasting.