Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has said that the government will stand by its promise to deliver free bus passes, TV licenses and prescriptions for the elderly generation, despite causing outrage with the Winter Fuel Payment axe.
In an exclusive interview with GB News Political Editor Christopher Hope, Reeves explained: “We’ve committed to those bus passes, to free TV licenses for those entitled, and free prescriptions.
“But we’ve also committed to the triple lock, not just for one year, but for the duration of this Parliament.
“That means that pensions will continue to rise by whichever is higher, two and a half per cent inflation or average earnings. That means that pensioners have £900 more this winter, and likely another £460 from next April.”
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