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The age at which you become eligible for a English National Concession bus pass is changing. From 6th April 2010, the age of eligibility for concessionary travel for women will be pension age and for men it will be the pensionable age of a woman born on the same day.
The state pension age for women is rising by five years over a period of ten years. The age of eligibility will rise incrementally, that is, in stages, between 2010 and 2020. The earliest age for men and women to get bus passes will therefore rise gradually, from 60 on 5 April 2010 to 65 on 5 April 2020.The Government decided that this would be the fairest method, rather than introduce a one-off rise which would leave those currently close to retirement age facing a full five-year delay.
The table below shows the date on which you become eligible for a bus pass and the earliest date on which you can apply for your NoWcard, based on your date of birth.
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DATE OF BIRTH |
DATE ELIGIBLE FOR A NATIONAL CONCESSION BUS PASS |
EARLIEST DATE OF APPLICATION |
6th October 1950 to 5th November 1950 |
06 May 2011 |
22 April 2011 |
6th November 1950 to 5th December 1950 |
06 July 2011 |
22 June 2011 |
6th December 1950 to 5th January 1951 |
06 September 2011 |
23 August 2011 |
6th January 1951 to 5th February 1951 |
06 November 2011 |
23 October 2011 |
6th February 1951 to 5th March 1951 |
06 January 2012 |
23 December 2011 |
6th March 1951 to 5th April 1951 |
06 March 2012 |
21 February 2012 |
6th April 1951 to 5th May 1951 |
06 May 2012 |
22 April 2012 |
6th May 1951 to 5th June 1951 |
06 July 2012 |
22 June 2012 |
6th June 1951 to 5th July 1951 |
06 September 2012 |
23 August 2012 |
6th July 1951 to 5th August 1951 |
06 November 2012 |
23 October 2012 |
6th August 1951 to 5th September 1951 |
06 January 2013 |
23 December 2012 |
6th September 1951 to 5th October 1951 |
06 March 2013 |
20 February 2013 |
6th October 1951 to 5th November 1951 |
06 May 2013 |
22 April 2013 |
6th November 1951 to 5th December 1951 |
06 July 2013 |
22 June 2013 |
6th December 1951 to 5th January 1952 |
06 September 2013 |
23 August 2013 |
6th January 1952 to 5th February 1952 |
06 November 2013 |
23 October 2013 |
6th February 1952 to 5th March 1952 |
06 January 2014 |
23 December 2013 |
6th March 1952 to 5th April 1952 |
06 March 2014 |
20 February 2014 |
6th April 1952 to 5th May 1952 |
06 May 2014 |
22 April 2014 |
6th May 1952 to 5th June 1952 |
06 July 2014 |
22 June 2014 |
6th June 1952 to 5th July 1952 |
06 September 2014 |
23 August 2014 |
6th July 1952 to 5th August 1952 |
06 November 2014 |
23 October 2014 |
6th August 1952 to 5th September 1952 |
06 January 2015 |
23 December 2014 |
6th September 1952 to 5th October 1952 |
06 March 2015 |
20 February 2015 |
6th October 1952 to 5th November 1952 |
06 May 2015 |
22 April 2015 |
6th November 1952 to 5th December 1952 |
06 July 2015 |
22 June 2015 |
6th December 1952 to 5th January 1953 |
06 September 2015 |
23 August 2015 |
6th January 1953 to 5th February 1953 |
06 November 2015 |
23 October 2015 |
6th February 1953 to 5th March 1953 |
06 January 2016 |
23 December 2015 |
6th March 1953 to 5th April 1953 |
06 March 2016 |
21 February 2016 |
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6th April 1953 to 5th May 1953 |
06 May 2016 |
22 April 2016 |
6th May 1953 to 5th June 1953 |
06 July 2016 |
22 June 2016 |
6th June 1953 to 5th July 1953 |
06 September 2016 |
23 August 2016 |
6th July 1953 to 5th August 1953 |
06 November 2016 |
23 October 2016 |
6th August 1953 to 5th September 1953 |
06 January 2017 |
23 December 2016 |
6th September 1953 to 5th October 1953 |
06 March 2017 |
20 February 2017 |
6th October 1953 to 5th November 1953 |
06 May 2017 |
22 April 2017 |
6th November 1953 to 5th December 1953 |
06 July 2017 |
22 June 2017 |
6th December 1953 to 5th January 1954 |
06 September 2017 |
23 August 2017 |
6th January 1954 to 5th February 1954 |
06 November 2017 |
23 October 2017 |
6th February 1954 to 5th March 1954 |
06 January 2018 |
23 December 2017 |
6th March 1954 to 5th April 1954 |
06 March 2018 |
20 February 2018 |
6th April 1954 to 5th May 1954 |
06 May 2018 |
22 April 2018 |
6th May 1954 to 5th June 1954 |
06 July 2018 |
22 June 2018 |
6th June 1954 to 5th July 1954 |
06 September 2018 |
23 August 2018 |
6th July 1954 to 5th August 1954 |
06 November 2018 |
23 October 2018 |
6th August 1954 to 5th September 1954 |
06 January 2019 |
23 December 2018 |
6th September 1954 to 5th October 1954 |
06 March 2019 |
20 February 2019 |
6th October 1954 to 5th November 1954 |
06 May 2019 |
22 April 2019 |
6th November 1954 to 5th December 1954 |
06 July 2019 |
22 June 2019 |
6th December 1954 to 5th January 1955 |
06 September 2019 |
23 August 2019 |
6th January 1955 to 5th February 1955 |
06 November 2019 |
23 October 2019 |
6th February 1955 to 5th March 1955 |
06 January 2020 |
23 December 2019 |
6th March 1955 to 5th April 1955 |
06 March 2020 |
21 February 2020 |
