Older person's bus pass

What is eligible age?

What proof of eligibility do I need to provide?

What is eligible age?

• if you were born before 6 April 1950, you are eligible on your 60th birthday

• if you were born after 5 April 1950, the eligible age for both women and men is the state pensionable age of a women.

To check your state pensionable age, see the calculator on the Direct Gov website for guidance or email the Concessionary Travel Team.

What proof of eligibility do I need to provide?

When you apply for an older person's bus pass, we will need to have a completed application form, plus a current passport sized colour photograph with your name and date of birth printed on the back and copies of:

• proof of current address - e.g. a recent utility bill, and

• a letter from the Pension Service confirming your eligibility for the State Pension, or

• your passport, or

• your driving licence, or

• your birth certificate

Disabled person's bus pass

Do I qualify as disabled?

What proof of disability do I need to provide?

Do I qualify as disabled?

You must be aged five or older, and be:

• blind or partially sighted, or

• profoundly or severely deaf, or

• without speech, or

• have a disability, or injury, which has a substantial and long-term effect on your ability to walk, or

• have no arms or have long-term loss of the use of both arms, or

• have a severe learning disability, including an arrested state of development from birth, or

• have been prevented from holding or would have been refused a driving licence under Part III of the Road Transport Act 1988, under section 92 of the Act (physical fitness) on grounds other than persistent misuse of drugs or alcohol, or

• a member or veteran of the Armed Services who has been seriously injured in service.

If a temporary disability condition is claimed, it must meet one of the categories above and the concession should only be issued for the duration of disability described. The application must be accompanied by a healthcare professional's report.

What proof of disability do I need to provide?

When you apply for a bus pass, disabled person plus companion pass or vouchers on the grounds of disability, we will need a completed application form plus a current passport sized colour photograph with your name and date of birth printed on the back and a copy of one of the following and proof of your address - e.g. a recent utility bill.

• Hampshire County Council Adult Services Yellow Disabilities Registration Card or number

• Hampshire County Council Children's Services Yellow Disabilities Registration Card or number

• Hampshire County Council Blue Badge or number

• award letter for any Attendance Allowance

• award letter for the Higher Rate Mobility Component of Disability Living Allowance

• award letter for a War Pensioners Mobility Allowance

• award letter for guaranteed income payment for tariff levels 1 - 8 under the 2005 Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

• letter from the DVLA giving notice of long term refusal or withdrawal of driving licence on medical grounds (misuse of alcohol or drugs are not included under this scheme)

• a healthcare professional's report e.g. physiotherapist, podiatrist, nurse etc. containing their contact details.

Travel vouchers

Do I qualify as disabled?

What proof of disability do I need to provide?

Do I qualify as disabled?

You must be aged five or older, and be:

• blind or partially sighted, or

• profoundly or severely deaf, or

• without speech, or

• have a disability, or injury, which has a substantial and long-term effect on your ability to walk, or

• have no arms or have long-term loss of the use of both arms, or

• have a severe learning disability, including an arrested state of development from birth, or

• have been prevented from holding or would have been refused a driving licence under Part III of the Road Transport Act 1988, under section 92 of the Act (physical fitness) on grounds other than persistent misuse of drugs or alcohol, or

• a member or veteran of the Armed Services who has been seriously injured in service.

If a temporary disability condition is claimed, it must meet one of the categories above and the concession should only be issued for the duration of disability described. The application must be accompanied by a healthcare professional's report.

What proof of disability do I need to provide?

When you apply for a bus pass, disabled person plus companion pass or vouchers on the grounds of disability, we will need a completed application form plus a current passport sized colour photograph with your name and date of birth printed on the back and a copy of one of the following and proof of your address - e.g. a recent utility bill.

• Hampshire County Council Adult Services Yellow Disabilities Registration Card or number

• Hampshire County Council Children's Services Yellow Disabilities Registration Card or number

• Hampshire County Council Blue Badge or number

• award letter for any Attendance Allowance

• award letter for the Higher Rate Mobility Component of Disability Living Allowance

• award letter for a War Pensioners Mobility Allowance

• award letter for guaranteed income payment for tariff levels 1 - 8 under the 2005 Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

• letter from the DVLA giving notice of long term refusal or withdrawal of driving licence on medical grounds (misuse of alcohol or drugs are not included under this scheme)

• a healthcare professional's report e.g. physiotherapist, podiatrist, nurse etc. containing their contact details.

Disabled person plus companion pass

Who can have a disabled person plus companion pass?

Do I qualify as disabled?

What proof of disability do I need to provide?

Who can have a disabled person plus companion pass?

You may be entitled to a disabled person plus companion pass if:

• you have specific disabilities, and

• your disability is so severe that you are unable to travel unaccompanied and

• you provide a letter from a healthcare professional e.g. physiotherapist, podiatrist, nurse etc. confirming that you are unable to travel alone for medical reasons.

If a temporary disability condition is claimed, it must meet one of the categories above and the concession should only be issued for the duration of disability described. The application must be accompanied by a healthcare professional's report.

Do I qualify as disabled?

You must be aged five or older, and be:

• blind or partially sighted, or

• profoundly or severely deaf, or

• without speech, or

• have a disability, or injury, which has a substantial and long-term effect on your ability to walk, or

• have no arms or have long-term loss of the use of both arms, or

• have a severe learning disability, including an arrested state of development from birth, or

• have been prevented from holding or would have been refused a driving licence under Part III of the Road Transport Act 1988, under section 92 of the Act (physical fitness) on grounds other than persistent misuse of drugs or alcohol, or

• a member or veteran of the Armed Services who has been seriously injured in service.

What proof of disability do I need to provide?

When you apply for a disabled persons plus companion pass on the grounds of disability, your disability must be so severe that you are unable to travel unaccompanied.

You will need to provide a healthcare professional's report e.g. physiotherapist, podiatrist, nurse etc. confirming that you are unable to travel alone for medical reasons.