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She said: “My sister has an exemption certificate for a thyroid issue but she gets all her medication free, even medication not related to her thyroid, such as painkillers for arthritis, blood pressure tablets, antidepressants and antibiotics when she needs them.

“Surely an exemption should only exempt you from the cost of the medication for that condition and not absolutely everything?”

A Department for Health and Social Care spokesperson previously told Express.co.uk: “The upper age exemption has not changed since 1995 and that is why we have consulted on restoring the link between this and the state pension age.

“No final decisions have been made and we will publish the consultation response in due course.”