Thank you for contacting me about NHS prescription charges and the State Pension Age.
As you may know, the Government published a consultation on aligning the upper age for NHS prescription exemptions with State Pension age. Currently, people receive free prescriptions when they turn 60 in England. This has not changed since 1974 for women, and 1995 for men. The State Pension age in England is currently 66 and it is planned to increase this further for men and women to 68 between 2037 and 2039.
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