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Eligible age changes
20 January 2012
Eligible age changes: There has been a further change in the eligible age which affects people born after 6 April 1953...
The eligible age for the older persons’ Freedom Pass was linked to the women’s state retirement age in April 2010. The Pensions Act 2011 which received Royal Assent on 3 November 2011 moves this retirement age from 65 to 66 in 2020. The provision came into force on 3 January 2012. People born after 6 April 1953 now have to wait longer to receive their Freedom Pass than had been planned with the 2010 change. In particular people born on or after 6 October 1954 will have to wait to their 66th birthday to get their pass. The Eligibility Age Checker on the Freedom Pass website will be modified to reflect this change as soon as possible.
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Important - Applying over the Christmas period
15 November 2011
Applying over the Christmas period?...Important message for Freedom Pass applicants who become eligible for their pass on 6 January 2012.
Please note that the application form states that the earliest you can apply for a Freedom Pass is Friday 23 December 2011.
In anticipation of possible delays to the postal service over the Christmas period, this date has been amended.
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Online eligibility calculator
26 July 2011
You can check the exact date at which you become eligible for the Freedom Pass using our calculator and this will also tell you the earliest date on which you can apply.
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