article_snippet: This would lead to an estimated 500,000 extra households having to pay for a service they do not use or currently get free.
article_snippet: a costly system that leads to a loss of between £196million - £235million a year.
article_snippet: But ministers say the earliest a costly system that leads to a loss of between £196million - £235million a year could be introduced would be 2026.
highlights_snippet: Estimated an extra 500,000 households will pay for a service they don't use .
  