over 60s bus pass

ivyleaf

catkins wrote: »

I wish my council would do this. I am 61 but won't be entitled to a pension or a bus pass until I am 65 and 10 months!

Are you sure this is correct? I'm 61 as well (will be 62 in October) and have just checked; the calculator on the Pensions Service website says my state pension age will be 64yrs 8mths 17 days.

ETA sorry, you're right - I just tried it again using 31/07/1954 as my birthdate and it said 65 yrs 9 months and some odd days That's rotten.

Pollycat

ivyleaf wrote: »

Are you sure this is correct? I'm 61 as well (will be 62 in October) and have just checked; the calculator on the Pensions Service website says my state pension age will be 64yrs 8mths 17 days.

catkins hasn't said how old she is.

If the calculator says she will get her pension (and bus pass) at 65 years & 10 months then she is obviously younger than you.

I too am 62 in October and my date is pretty similar to yours (if not identical).

I have a friend who is 10-and-a-half months younger than me, she will be 61 in 1 weeks time.
Her state pension age (and bus pass qualifying date) is 65 years 10 months and 6 days.

I'd guess that catkins was born around mid - to late August 1954.

Gers

I'm a February '54 baby -

Your State Pension age is 65 years, 4 months, 10 days

However, as I live in Scotland I got my bus pass at 60 years.