Bus pass

jeff_chandler

Good morning. 
I have trawled the internet but I can't find any info regarding the age qualification for a bus pass. 
Both myself and wife live in Greater Manchester but all the info i have seen is regarding disabled/ consessionary passes and nothing about the age of qualification?
My wife will be 66 in November and I will be 65 in December. I have asked a few people but I get mixed messages. 
Thanks in advance

Tallaght

Ring your local council about concessionary passes and they should tell you.

elsien

https://tfgm.com/tickets-and-passes/passes-for-older-people

molerat

10 second Google

https://tfgm.com/tickets-and-passes/passes-for-older-people

To get a travel pass for older people from TfGM you must:

• live in Greater Manchester, (if you live outside Greater Manchester apply for a pass in your own area but passes issued by other areas are not valid on rail and Metrolink in Greater Manchester); and
• qualify for a state pension. It doesn't matter if you are taking the pension or not, or whether you work or not.

The age you qualify for a state pension isn't the same for everyone. You may need to be up to 66 to qualify depending on when you were born. If you're not sure, check your state pension age.

whizzywoo

Normally for most areas in England you do not qualify for a bus pass until you reach State Pension Age.

Pollycat

There's a form that actually tells you on GOV.UK when you'll receive your bus pass:

https://www.gov.uk/state-pension-age/y

Check your State Pension age What would you like to calculate?

State Pension age - including Pension Credit qualifying age

Bus pass age - find out when you’ll get free bus travel

Your wife will qualify for her bus pass when she reaches state pension age in November.

You will qualify for yours when you reach state pension age.