start of content
Freedom Pass
Applying for a
freedom pass
Here you can find information on who can
apply for a freedom pass and how you can apply for
one.
Who is eligible for a freedom
pass?
- You need to live permanently in London, and
- Be aged 60 years or over
OR
- Have an eligible disability
How to apply for an older person's freedom
pass
If you are aged 60 or over, you should apply at any main Post
Office. Please make sure you take all the right documents with you
including a completed freedom pass application
form. You can download an application form here or pick
one up from the Post Office. If you do not bring the correct
documents with you the Post Office will not be able to give you a
pass.
What you need to bring
- A completed freedom pass application form
- Two recent passport sized photos of yourself
- Proof of your name, age and address
What you need to bring as proof of your name and
age (one item from the list below):
- Current freedom pass
- Letter of pension entitlement
- Current passport
- Medical card
- Birth certificate (unless your name has
changed)
- Pink driving licence (paper or
photocard)
What you need to bring as proof or your address
(one item from the list below):
- Current council tax bill/letter/payment
book
- Current council/housing association rent
book/statement/letter
- Current television licence
- Residential utility bill dated in the last 3
months
- Residential bank/building society statement
dated in the last 3 months
- Inland revenue letter dated in the last 3
months
- Benefits agency letter dated in the last 3
months
- Letter of pension entitlement or occupational
pension letter dated in the last 3 months
- Residential credit card statement dated in the
last 3 months.
If you forget your proof of name, age or address the Post Office
will not be able to give you a freedom pass.
Applying for a disabled freedom pass
If you are under 60 with an eligible disability, please apply to
the council. You can call us 020 8430 2000 for more
information.
You can also find more information on applying for a freedom pass
on the freedom pass
website.
What is an eligible disability?
If you live in London and meet one of the categories below from the
Transport Act 2000, you can apply for a freedom pass:
- People who are blind or partially sighted
- People who are profoundly or severely
deaf
- People without speech
- People who have a disability, or have suffered
an injury, which has left them with a substantial and long-term
adverse effect on their ability to walk
- People who do not have arms or have a
long-term loss of the use of both arms
- People who have a learning disability that is
defined as a state of arrested or incomplete development of mind
which includes significant impairment of intelligence and social
functioning
- People who, if they applied for the grant for
a licence to drive a motor vehicle under Part III of the Road
Traffic Act 1988, would have their application refused under
section 92 of the Act (physical fitness), other than on the grounds
of persistent misuse of drugs or
alcohol
|