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At State Pension age, Britons primarily become able to receive the all-important state pension sum to aid them in retirement. The payment is up to £179.60 per week, and is made available to those with enough National Insurance contributions. But aside from the state pension sum, those who have reached an eligible age often become entitled to other forms of support.
Attendance Allowance, for example, is an additional payment to support older people living with a disability or health condition.
However, for certain forms of support, individuals will not have to wait as long as the state pension age, at least, at present.
This is the case for those living in England who can unlock a free prescription at age 60.
But under consultations put forward yesterday, this age could change – to align with the state pension age.
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