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FREE bus passes and prescriptions for pensioners will be protected in the Budget, the Mirror understands.
There were fears Rachel Reeves could axe the state aid amid her plans to cut the winter fuel payment for 10 million elderly people.
But the Chancellor is expected to shield the benefits, despite the economic mess left by the Tories.
Keir Starmer was asked about free bus passes and prescriptions as he travelled to a Commonwealth summit in Samoa, ahead of next Wednesday's Budget.
This story is from the October 25, 2024 edition of Daily Mirror UK.
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