Slough Borough Council: Bus pass for elderly & disabled

Bus pass for elderly & disabled

From the 6 of April 2010, the age a person is eligible for concessionary travel will be soon after their 60th birthday.

The state pension age for women will rise over the next 10 years from 60 to 65 years. The age of eligibility will rise too in stages between 2010 and 2020. The earliest age for men and women to get bus passes will also rise slowly from 60 on 6 April 2010 to 65 on 5 April 2020. The government has decided this would be the fairest method - rather than introduce a one-off rise. As this would leave those currently close to retirement age (60) facing a full 5 year delay (if the age to get a bus pass increased to 65).

The age of eligibility for the state pension is set to rise by 2 months, every 1 month. This means the earliest date you can get your buss pass will depend on which month you were born in and will not fall on your birthday.

The table below sets out when those approaching the age of 60 will become eligible for their concessionary bus pass.
Birthday within these dates	Date of Entitlement
1 and 5 April 1950	On actual 60th birthday
6 April 1950 and 5 May 1950	6 May 2010
6 May 1950 and 5 June 1950	6 July 2010
6 June 1950 and 5 July 1950	6 September 2010
6 July 1950 and 5 August 1950	6 November 2010
6 August 1950 and 5 September 1950	6 January 2011
6 September 195 and 5 October 1950	6 March 2011
6 October 1950 and 5 November 1950	6 May 2011
6 November 1950 and 5 December 1950	6 July 2011
6 December 1950 and 5 January 1951	6 September 2011
6 January 1951 and 5 February 1951	6 November 2011
6 February 1951 and 5 March 1951	6 January 2012
6 March 1951 and 5 April 1951	6 March 2012
6 April 1951 and 5 May 1951	6 May 2012
6 May 1951 and 5 June 1951	6 July 2012
6 June 1951 and 5 July 1951	6 September 2012
6 July 1951 and 5 August 1951	6 November 2012
6 August 1951 and 5 September 1951	6 January 2013
6 September 1951 and 05 October 1951	6 March 2013
6 October 1951 and 5 November 1951	6 May 2013
6 November 1951 and 5 December 1951	6 July 2013
6 December 1951 and 5 January 1952	6 September 2013
6 January 1952 and 5 February 1952	6 November 2013
6 February 1952 and 5 March 1952	6 January 2014
6 March 1952 and 5 April 1952	6 March 2014
6 April 1952 and 5 May 1952	6 May 2014
6 May 1952 and 5 June 1952	6 July 2014
6 June 1952 and 5 July 1952	6 September 2014
6 July 1952 and 5 August 1952	6 November 2014
6 August 1952 and 5 September 1952	6 January 2015
6 September 1952 and 5 October 1952	6 March 2015
6 October 1952 and 5 November 1952	6 May 2015
6 November 1952 and 5 December 1952	6 July 2015
6 December 1952 and 5 January 1953	6 September 2015
6 January 1953 and 5 February 1953	6 November 2015
6 February 1953 and 5 March 1953	6 January 2016
6 March 1953 and 5 April 1953	6 March 2016
6 April 1953 and 5 May 1953	6 May 2016
6 May 1953 and 5 June 1953	6 July 2016
6 June 1953 and 5 July 1953	6 September 2016
6 July 1953 and 5 August 1953	6 November 2016
6 August 1953 and 5 September 1953	6 January 2017
6 September 1953 and 5 October 1953	6 March 2017
6 October 1953 and 5 November 1953	6 May 2017
6 November 1953 and 5 December 1953	6 July 2017
6 December 1953 and 5 January 1954	6 September 2017
6 January 1954 and 5 February 1954	6 November 2017
6 February 1954 and 5 March 1954	6 January 2018
6 March 1954 and 5 April 1954	6 March 2018
6 April 1954 and 5 May 1954	6 May 2018
6 May 1954 and 5 June 1954	6 July 2018
6 June 1954 and 5 July 1954	6 September 2018
6 July 1954 and 5 August 1954	6 November 2018
6 August 1954 and 5 September 1954	6 January 2019
6 September 1954 and 5 October 1954	6 March 2019
6 October 1954 and 5 November 1954	6 May 2019
6 November 1954 and 5 December 1954	6 July 2019
6 December 1954 and 5 January 1955	6 September 2019
6 January 1955 and 5 February 1955	6 November 2019
6 February 1955 and 5 March 1955	6 January 2020
6 March 1955 and 5 April 1955	6 March 2020
6 April 1955 and onwards	65th birthday