When do i get bus pass

Postcode Please enter a valid postcode Submit. Benefits and Entitlements Attendance Allowance Benefit rates Benefits and accessing cash - coronavirus advice Benefits Calculator — what are you entitled to? Free bus pass and transport concessions.

What transport concessions could I get as an older person? At what age am I eligible to claim? How do I apply for these concessions? The main national public transport concessions available to older people are: Free older person's bus pass means you can travel free on local buses in England.

The Senior Railcard is an annual savings card. Coronavirus remains a serious health risk. Please continue to follow national government advice. Eligibility for an older person's bus pass is no longer based on reaching the age of 60 years.

The older person's bus pass is now awarded in line with the pensionable age of women, whether you are male or female. Find a postcode on Royal Mail's postcode finder. To help us improve GOV.

It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. Cookies on GOV. UK We use some essential cookies to make this website work. We reserve the right to set the expiry date of any concessionary bus pass we issue; an existing disabled persons concessionary bus pass will only be reviewed upon reapplication, within 8 weeks of the expiry date on the issued bus pass.

You should re-apply to the local authority you are moving to. You should return your bus pass to the address printed on the reverse of the bus pass with a note explaining why it has been returned. The card designs are similar except that the older persons pass has a blue band on the right hand side of the card and the disabled persons pass has an orange band. The pass cannot be transferred and is only valid for bus journeys within the time period prescribed; the statutory times of use are 9.

The pass must be shown to the driver on boarding and to any authorised official on demand. Use of the pass is subject to the terms and conditions of the bus operator. The pass remains the property of Surrey County Council and should be surrendered if the holder is no longer entitled to the pass or no longer requires it.