The TV licence is set to be frozen at a fixed price, the UK Government has confirmed.
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries spoke in the House of Commons today and said that the fee will be frozen at £159 for two years.
She added that the Government could "not justify extra pressure on the wallets of hardworking households".
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However after the two years, the fee will rise in line with inflation, Dorries added.
Dorries said: "The BBC must support people at a time when their finances are strained, make savings and efficiencies, and use the billions in public funding it receives to deliver for viewers, listeners and users."
The licence fee pays for BBC services including TV, radio, the BBC website, podcasts, iPlayer and apps and is guaranteed to exist until at least December 31 2027.
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Speaking about the future of the license fee, Dorries said in Parliament on Monday: "We need a BBC that is ready to meet the challenges of modern broadcasting."
"We have five or six years, that is plenty of time to decide what a future funding model will look like," she added. "In 2027/2028, when it starts, many of us [MPs] many not even be here. We're talking six years away."
This comes after there was a debate on social media with calls to scrap the licence fee.
There have also been suggestions to turn the TV licence into a subscription service, similar to Netflix.
Tim Davie, Director General of the BBC, said the freeze would mean "tougher choices which will impact licence fee payers".
