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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.

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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Bus pass07/01/26 09:04:00 Barbara Stevens
   Re:Bus pass07/01/26 09:18:00 David Ainsworth
      Re:Re:Bus pass07/01/26 09:36:00 Barbara Stevens
         Re:Re:Re:Bus pass07/01/26 10:30:00 Andy Pike
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Bus pass07/01/26 18:11:00 David Ainsworth
      Re:Re:Bus pass07/01/26 11:46:00 Barbara Stevens
      Re:Re:Bus pass08/01/26 09:18:00 Karen Taylor
         Re:Re:Re:Bus pass08/01/26 09:31:00 Barbara Stevens
      Re:Re:Bus pass09/01/26 18:20:00 Ayla Currell
   Reply07/01/26 12:08:00 Michael Ixer
      Re:Reply07/01/26 12:31:00 Barbara Stevens
         Re:Re:Reply08/01/26 17:21:00 Peter Higgins
            Re:Re:Re:Reply08/01/26 21:04:00 Barbara Stevens
         Re:Re:Reply10/01/26 10:33:00 Philippa Bond
            Re:Re:Re:Reply10/01/26 12:18:00 Barbara Stevens
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply10/01/26 13:10:00 Philippa Bond
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply10/01/26 14:32:00 Barbara Stevens
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply11/01/26 00:56:00 Philippa Bond
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply11/01/26 11:18:00 Barbara Stevens
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply11/01/26 12:10:00 Philippa Bond
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply11/01/26 12:59:00 Philippa Bond
   Re:Bus pass11/01/26 13:16:00 Lucille Grant
      Re:Re:Bus pass11/01/26 13:42:00 Ivonne Holliday
      Re:Re:Bus pass11/01/26 16:41:00 Barbara Stevens
         Re:Re:Re:Bus pass11/01/26 21:08:00 Andy Pike
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Bus pass11/01/26 23:17:00 Philippa Bond
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Bus pass/Underpaid Pensions13/01/26 21:57:00 Philippa Bond
   Reply15/01/26 11:03:00 Michael Ixer

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