hampshireblue
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Well it's certainly a tenuous link with free prescriptions. I suspect many become "ineligible" as they don't have the grades to get in. For others, having an apprenticeship, job or simply no desire to continue full time education for another 3 years are all factors.If the argument ref free prescriptions driving an entitlement culture should extend to free education as a comparison. I Scotland Uni is free for Scottish people in England we pay fees yet there is double %age take up of a Uni education in fee paying England than there is in free Scotland. If the case held water surely near 100% Scottish people would be at University because they are entitled to because its free?
Clearly not ALL are driven by free prescriptions but personal expersience suggests it does occur. I'm pretty sure the neighbour previously referred to wouldn't be paying another £9.90 for a box of painkillers of which he has a cupboard full, until he absolutely had to.