Claim: 55% of the NHS budget is spent on the over 85s.
Fact-check: How much of the NHS budget is spent on people over 85? - Full Fact
Verdict: we can't find any data to support this. analysis by the institute for fiscal studies suggests that by 2021/22 around 10% of health spending across the uk will go on those aged 85 plus.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2018-07-17T00:00:00