Curbing pensioner benefits could help the young, says report
by Richard Partington Economics correspondent from Economics | The Guardian on (#4DTWS)
Lords committee calls for free TV licences for over-75s and other perks to be scrapped
Free TV licences for over-75s should be scrapped, the age threshold for free bus passes raised and the triple-lock on pensions abolished to close the widening gap between young and old in Britain, according to a Lords report.
The House of Lords committee on intergenerational fairness and provision said it was time to rebalance government policy in favour of the young, to remove the risk of the social bonds between generations fraying further.
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