| Topic: | Re:Bus pass | |
| Posted by: | David Ainsworth | |
| Date/Time: | 07/01/26 09:18:00 |
| "According to TfL, 60% of Oyster card holders aged between 60-65 are still employed, with one in five using it for commuting. This is despite the fact that workers in this age group earn an average of £42,000 annually, nearly double the £24,000 earned by Brits in their early twenties. Reem Ibrahim, of the Institute of Economic Affairs, called into question the financial logic behind certain travel perks for seniors: "It is difficult to justify a system where the wealthiest age group in the country is having their travel funded by taxpayers."" https://www.mylondon.news/news/cost-of-living/londons-over-60s-free-bus-31844247 Always seemed daft to give it to non-retired people. Unless below a certain wage-level perhaps. |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| Bus pass | 07/01/26 09:04:00 | Barbara Stevens |
| Re:Bus pass | 07/01/26 09:18:00 | David Ainsworth |
| Re:Re:Bus pass | 07/01/26 09:36:00 | Barbara Stevens |
| Re:Re:Re:Bus pass | 07/01/26 10:30:00 | Andy Pike |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Bus pass | 07/01/26 18:11:00 | David Ainsworth |
| Re:Re:Bus pass | 07/01/26 11:46:00 | Barbara Stevens |
| Re:Re:Bus pass | 08/01/26 09:18:00 | Karen Taylor |
| Re:Re:Re:Bus pass | 08/01/26 09:31:00 | Barbara Stevens |
| Reply | 07/01/26 12:08:00 | Michael Ixer |
| Re:Reply | 07/01/26 12:31:00 | Barbara Stevens |
| Re:Re:Reply | 08/01/26 17:21:00 | Peter Higgins |
| Re:Re:Re:Reply | 08/01/26 21:04:00 | Barbara Stevens |