Bus pass – the age you can apply for a free bus pass depending on where you live | Personal Finance | Finance
It’s not just state pensioners who qualify for free travel – 10 groups of people qualify depending on where they live in the UK. Yet, not everyone is making the most of this freebie.
In total 10 groups of people qualify for a free bus pass including:
Anyone who is deaf or unable to speak
Someone who can’t walk very far because of a disability, illness or injury
An individual who doesn’t have arms or can’t use their arms
A person who has a severe learning disability
Someone who has been refused a driving licence because of their health (but not because of problems with drugs or alcohol)
Jobseekers who are on Universal Credit may be able to get half price bus and train travel
Under 18s if they live in Scotland
Over 60s in Scotland and Wales
Those 66 and over in England.
To apply for a free bus pass, people should go onto their local council’s website as rules differ depending on where they live.
Meanwhile, anyone can get a half price train ticket until May 27 as part of the rail industry’s Great British Rail Sale.
It’s hoped cutting the cost of rail travel will help ease some of the pressure on family finances.
Britons should also check they are receiving all the benefits and freebies they are entitled to by putting their details into an online benefits calculator.
Universal Credit, Pension Credit and tax credit claimants are losing out on £15billion in unclaimed DWP benefits every year according to Entitled to.
Bills are soaring, yet nearly three million (2.7) households in Britain aren’t claiming a council tax reduction they are eligible for.
More than one million people are missing out on Universal Credit despite the fact they would qualify.
To find out if someone could claim financial help from the DWP, there’s a handy benefits calculator on Gov.uk.
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