Free prescriptions for 60 year old

chrissieT

I'm 58 at present & will get my free prescriptions/eye tests at 60 but I have to wait until I am 66 to get pension & bus pass .When I started putting money away when working the retirement age for women was 60 Grrrr who keeps moving the goal posts.

Farway

chrissieT wrote: »

I'm 58 at present & will get my free prescriptions/eye tests at 60 but I have to wait until I am 66 to get pension & bus pass .When I started putting money away when working the retirement age for women was 60 Grrrr who keeps moving the goal posts.

Every government of whichever colour, once they find it is not affordable

imho

But the government finds the money for Welfare payments for people that have never put money into the system.

Pollycat

chrissieT wrote: »

I'm 58 at present & will get my free prescriptions/eye tests at 60 but I have to wait until I am 66 to get pension & bus pass .When I started putting money away when working the retirement age for women was 60 Grrrr who keeps moving the goal posts.

That particular change was announced almost 20 years ago.

imho wrote: »

But the government finds the money for Welfare payments for people that have never put money into the system.

That's an entirely different subject - probably best suited to the Arms or Discussion time.

p00hsticks

chrissieT wrote: »

I'm 58 at present & will get my free prescriptions/eye tests at 60 but I have to wait until I am 66 to get pension & bus pass .When I started putting money away when working the retirement age for women was 60 Grrrr who keeps moving the goal posts.

I'm not 100% sure of the dates they were introduced but the introduction of bus passes for pensioners (and winter fuel payments) were almost certainly after you 'started putting money away', so the goalposts can be moved closer as well as further away....

Errata

Concessionary bus fares for pensioners have continuously existed since the end of WW2.