Bus pass etc

brodiesprime

My wife was 60 last November and was wondering if she is entitled to a bus pass?


I'm 59 myself and I have friends a bit older than myself who still work yet hold a bus and train pass and have had them since they turned 60.


Kind regards Brodie.

luvchocolate

Hi free prescriptions come at 60, bus pass and winter fuel allowance kicks in when we reach state retirement age.

melodramaticme

It can depend where you live. Within Greater London you can apply for an over 60's pass which costs £10 and is the equivalent of the Freedom pass for those of state retirement age.

tanith

I got my pass at 60 I'm now 66, but as luvchocolate says it now kicks in at state retirement age.
You can find out when your wife will qualify here...

http://www.freedompass.org/older-persons-freedom-pass/eligibility

DiamondLil

If you live in greater London, she can buy a 60+ London Oyster; it used to be a one-off charge of £10 and enables the user to travel within greater London for free.

brodiesprime

Thank you for the replies. Unfortunately we don't live within the London boundary but Greater Manchester.

xylophone

Thank you for the replies. Unfortunately we don't live within the London boundary but Greater Manchester.

http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/tickets/pages/tickets_low_fares_over60.aspx

*From 6 April 2010 the eligibility age for the National Concessionary Travel Pass (NCTP) changed to mirror the state pension age. This means the earliest date on which you can get your Pass will depend on when you were born and, if you were born on or after 6 April 1950, this date will be later than your 60th birthday. For men the eligible age is the pensionable age of a woman born on the same day. Find out full information from the Direct Gov website State Age Calculator here or use the quick check list below to see when you will become eligible for a bus pass. "

dunroving

In Scotland it's 60.

kidmugsy

xylophone wrote: »

http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/tickets/pages/tickets_low_fares_over60.aspx

*From 6 April 2010 the eligibility age for the National Concessionary Travel Pass (NCTP) changed to mirror the state pension age.

That was a nice wee parting gift from the Brown government, eh? I suppose he thought most people wouldn't notice in the run-up to the General Election.

johnaka

dunroving wrote: »

In Scotland it's 60.

and you lucky bu**ers get free meds while we have to pay.
but I'm over 60 so I don't pay also I get a free bus pass(but not bothered) and lastly I get winter fuel to.
I started to get these free when I turned 60!:D
live in north east near m/bro

oldus_gittus

Bus pass age is also 60 in Wales and Northern Ireland I believe.