Scrapping free prescriptions for people 60-66

If you have to wait until your 66 - 67 for you state pension and you work. I think you should pay, I was surprised when I reached 60 that prescription charges became free.
If your exempt, you know its free or a year's pre paid is about £110 (?).

It should be brought in line with state pension age. Surely the whole idea of free prescriptions was when you retired at 60? Now that has altered, it follows that all associated benefits, i.e. prescriptions, bus passes, leisure facilities, etc should be for the new age.

Harsh, but logical.

I'd be happy to pay for prescriptions if it meant that those who were unable to would benefit.

Hetty58 It would be a totally wrong decision to start and make people oved the age of 60 start to pay now, when we know it is free for all in Scotland and Wales.

I don't see why they should be free for people below retirement age. A prescription charge is less than £10, I believe - and there are prepayment arrangements for those needing regular ones.

I think dental fees are a far worse problem. A friend (with no private pension) had to find hundreds of pounds to have her teeth fixed. She was selling furniture etc. on Ebay to fund it!

I agree. I think I am correct in saying they are free for all their own citizens in Scotland and Wales.

I was surprised to find my prescriptions were free from the age of sixty as I worked until sixty-five and could afford to pay for them.
Likewise a free bus pass.

Well we should have free prescriptions as they’ve taken everything else from us. I need mine to keep me going out to work till 66!