As it stands in England, anyone over the age of 60 is currently entitled to free prescriptions on the National Health Service (NHS) - but that could soon change.
The Government has undertaken a careful consultation into aligning the 'freebie' benefit with the state pension age, which currently sits at 66.
If changes are successfully made, this means that over 60s will have to wait longer to access financial support for their medicine, unless they qualify in another way.
