Eligibility for Concessionary fares

Chages to Concessionary Travel

buss pass Shropshire Council is reminding people that the age of eligibility for concessionary bus travel will increase from 60 to 65 over the next 10 years.

This change, announced by the Government in December 2009, will bring concessionary travel in-line with the changes that are being made to the state pension age from April 2010.

As the pensionable age for women gradually increases from 60 to 65 over the next 10 years, the age of eligibility for the concessionary bus pass will also increase for both men and women. Currently both men and women become eligible for a free bus pass or a number of other travel concessions at 60. These new plans mean that by 2020 the age of eligibility will increase to 65.

Until pensionable age is equalised between genders in 2020, men will continue to become eligible for a concessionary bus pass or other concession when they reach the pensionable age of a women born on the same day. The changes will only affect those due to turn 60 on or after 6 April 2010 and will not affect people who already hold a bus pass or another concession. The eligibility criteria for a disabled persons pass will remain unchanged.

Martin Taylor-Smith, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for strategic planning and transport, said: “This change to the national policy will happen over the next 10 years and will therefore not affect those who have already got a concessionary bus pass. “Shropshire residents will continue to be able to use their pass for travel before 9.30am and on our Park & Ride services within the county.”

Dates of Eligibility for Concessionary Bus Pass or other older persons travel concession;

Period within which Birthday falls		Day become eligible for concessionary bus pass
From	To	Day become eligible for concessionary bus pass
	05 April 1950	on 60th Birthday
06 April 1950	05 May 1950	06 May 2010
06 May 1950	05 June 1950	06 July 2010
06 June 1950	05 July 1950	06 September 2010
06 July 1950	05 August 1950	06 November 2010
06 August 1950	05 September 1950	06 January 2011
06 September 1950	05 October 1950	06 March 2011
06 October 1950	05 November 1950	06 May 2011
06 November 1950	05 December 1950	06 July 2011
06 December 1950	05 January 1951	06 September 2011
06 January 1951	05 February 1951	06 November 2011
06 February 1951	05 March 1951	06 January 2012
06 March 1951	05 April 1951	06 March 2012
06 April 1951	05 May 1951	06 May 2012
06 May 1951	05 June 1951	06 July 2012
06 June 1951	05 July 1951	06 September 2012
06 July 1951	05 August 1951	06 November 2012
06 August 1951	05 September 1951	06 January 2013
06 September 1951	05 October 1951	06 March 2013
06 October 1951	05 November 1951	06 May 2013
06 November 1951	05 December 1951	06 July 2013
06 December 1951	05 January 1952	06 September 2013
06 January 1952	05 February 1952	06 November 2013
06 February 1952	05 March 1952	06 January 2014
06 March 1952	05 April 1952	06 March 2014
06 April 1952	05 May 1952	06 May 2014
06 May 1952	05 June 1952	06 July 2014
06 June 1952	05 July 1952	06 September 2014
06 July 1952	05 August 1952	06 November 2014
06 August 1952	05 September 1952	06 January 2015
06 September 1952	05 October 1952	06 March 2015
06 October 1952	05 November 1952	06 May 2015
06 November 1952	05 December 1952	06 July 2015
06 December 1952	05 January 1953	06 September 2015
06 January 1953	05 February 1953	06 November 2015
06 February 1953	05 March 1953	06 January 2016
06 March 1953	05 April 1953	06 March 2016
06 April 1953	05 May 1953	06 May 2016
06 May 1953	05 June 1953	06 July 2016
06 June 1953	05 July 1953	06 September 2016
06 July 1953	05 August 1953	06 November 2016
06 August 1953	05 September 1953	06 January 2017
06 September 1953	05 October 1953	06 March 2017
06 October 1953	05 November 1953	06 May 2017
06 November 1953	05 December 1953	06 July 2017
06 December 1953	05 January 1954	06 September 2017
06 January 1954	05 February 1954	06 November 2017
06 February 1954	05 March 1954	06 January 2018
06 March 1954	05 April 1954	06 March 2018
06 April 1954	05 May 1954	06 May 2018
06 May 1954	05 June 1954	06 July 2018
06 June 1954	05 July 1954	06 September 2018
06 July 1954	05 August 1954	06 November 2018
06 August 1954	05 September 1954	06 January 2019
06 September 1954	05 October 1954	06 March 2019
06 October 1954	05 November 1954	06 May 2019
06 November 1954	05 December 1954	06 July 2019
06 December 1954	05 January 1955	06 September 2019
06 January 1955	05 February 1955	06 November 2019
06 February 1955	05 March 1955	06 January 2020
06 March 1955	05 April 1955	on 65th Birthday