Age UK carried out a report on the rising state pension age and its impact on linked freebie benefits, such as Pension Credit and the free bus pass.

Specifically, this study cited the alignment between the state pension age for women with the retirement age for men.

For decades, women were able to claim their state pension payments from the age of 60 however this has since changed.

The report stated: “The rise in state pension age also affects a range of other support and benefits, such as Pension Credit, which are currently linked to the age at which women can draw their state pension.