Discounts for over 50s/60s

seven-day-weekend

Discount Days in places like Wickes.

seven-day-weekend

Winter Fuel Allowance (I think).

Peter-Pan_5

seven-day-weekend wrote:

Winter Fuel Allowance (I think).

yes £200 up here in Scotland +£10 from WL Council,10% B&Q on Wednesdays 10% Focus on Tuesdays

oldagetraveller

seven-day-weekend wrote:

Winter Fuel Allowance (I think).

Yes, forgot that. A letter and application form should be automatically sent by post for completion. I think you need to be 60 before September of the relevant claim year.

seven-day-weekend

£10 Christmas Bonus if you are on a State Pension.

(You also get this if you are on certain benefits, IB is one, whatever age you are and whether you are on a SRP or not).

KMK

In my area, you pay half fees for Adult Ed courses when you are 60. Also you can reserve a book at the library half price too. I no longer buy books; instead I read reveiws etc and reserve them at the library. I often get brand new books to read as a result. Public libraries are wonderful and vastly under rated.

trevor.dowle

oldagetraveller wrote:

Yes, forgot that. A letter and application form should be automatically sent by post for completion. I think you need to be 60 before September of the relevant claim year.

I actually had to claim mine (or at least ask for an application form). If my memory serves correct they wont send you an application form if your birthday falls late in the year, (around september) you have to remember the following year.

regards

Trev D.

Robin_T_Cox

If you still have your own teeth and are on Pension Credit Guarantee Credit, why not celebrate by getting your gnashers refurbished on the NHS?

http://www.careline.org.uk/section.asp?docid=382

Geoffo_M

oldagetraveller wrote:

Free eyetests for failing sight, free prescriptions for all those forthcoming ailments, discount card to buy all those DIY items for the jobs you are no longer physically able to do. Free bus travel for the times of day there are infrequent buses after the "peak" period.
Plus turning into a grumpy, cynical old git!!!:rolleyes:

I don't think you automatically qualify for free prescriptions. Looked it up and it appears you have to be on pension credit. Same applies to dental work. If you're very very very poor, the state will pay but if you can afford the price of a loaf of bread then, unlucky mate, you're on your own. All courtesy of a caring government of course!

Biggles

I don't think you automatically qualify for free prescriptions. Looked it up and it appears you have to be on pension credit.

No, at age 60 you automatically qualify, your age is printed on the prescription and the pharmacist won't even ask you to make a declaration of any sort.