Pensionalble Age?

I'd like to know too, please!

bluebell this is what I said:

"I disagree absent if you need NHS treatment it is free if you cannot afford it. I read that a huge number of people don't pay for anything. That is how I interpret need in this sense. The alternative would be to say you were not prepared to pay the very low NHS dental fees (compared to private) in which case you wouldn't really need it.

Now where do you think I expressed an opinion?

I would like to point out that prescriptions and dental treatment were not free pre-Thatcher.

I think PS told us. I think he was/is a diver. Nice to see him posting, isn't it.

kittylester Sorry. It's been a long day. Yes I think I stand corrected but I think she was responsible for the way the costs walloped up.

I'm open to correction on this, but I seem to remember that when prescription charges were first imposed, the prescription as a whole was subject to charge, whereas for many years the charge has been per item - £7.85 from this month). I worked out that, if I didn't receive free prescriptions, mine could cost around £100 per month, although of course there's the prescription pre-payment certificate which costs £104, a huge saving for a year's unlimited prescriptions, though a big one-off outlay for many people.

Thanks to all who responded, it would still be nice to get my pension at the same time as the government decided we didnt have to pay for our prescriptions!!!

Sel / Ariadne forgive the delay, just got to this post. In answer to the questions I was in fact a Saturation Diver and finally Saturation Superintendent for my sins. Now long retired from the industry and was looking forward to a final retirement, from all work, in the sun from April 2014. I am 65 this September. Sadly all plans are now upside down but I need to wrest control back and put the life back on track albeit as a single person now. Time and patience will tell me if I can.
As for prescriptions / pensions, I can see the age when free prescriptions kick in (60) being increased in time to fall in line with future retirement ages which will probably top out at 72 for men and women. Sorry to sound negative on that but I think the writing is on the wall as successive governments have underfunded and even raided pension funds in one form or another now leaving a great black hole.
Anyway it's bed time as the Zopiclone is kicking in so sleep tight all.