Free bus pass divides Britons as entitlement could be axed – should it be means-tested? | Personal Finance | Finance

Alongside ideas such as this, many readers also came forward with personal stories showcasing just how this change would affect older Britons.

Reader Bodder shared: “It’s already happening my husband was 60 in November worked all his life from 18 and was told to check on Gov.uk to see if he qualifies for a free bus pass and he doesn’t until 67 now we will keep our car another seven years which isn’t good for the environment.”

Whereas Corrigenda shared an opposing viewpoint, and said: “At the time my father retired, men finally became eligible for their State pension only some two or three years before statistics suggested that they would most probably die. He duly obliged.

“Since then the position has dramatically changed and it is not surprising that the costs to all who are in work (because it is they who pay for today’s state pension) is enormous. It is essential that the pension age for both men and women is regularly readjusted to ensure that such an important benefit to older people reflects the increasing life span of everyone and not an increasing cause of a salary/take home pay reduction for those who are the real contributors.”