Furious pensioners tell Chancellor 'Hands off the bus pass!'

Pensioners say Labour must not axe benefits such as the free bus pass (Image: Getty) CAMPAIGNERS have warned Labour not to axe free bus passes amid fury at the Chancellor scrapping winter fuel payments for around 10 million pensioners. The shock decision has stoked fears that free bus travel and other benefits could face the chop next as the Treasury searches for billions of pounds in savings. Dennis Reed of the campaign group Silver Voices warned: “The bus service and bus passes are really essential for older people.

We say, ‘Hands off the bus pass.’” Describing the anger among retirees, he said: “We certainly feel that older people are being targeted by the Government.” Free bus travel helped older people escape isolation and attend GP and hospital appointments, he said, adding he fears older people are seen by the Government as “low-hanging fruit”.

The group has written to MPs, urging them to put pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to u-turn on the decision to end fuel payments for pensioners in England and Wales who are not on pension credit or other means-tested benefits. Don't miss..

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