Free bus pass age: People in England wait longer than rest of UK amid state pension change

Those who live in London, for example, are able to travel free on buses, tubes and other transport once they reach their 60th birthday – although the website does mention an administration fee and a yearly address check and fee for 60+ London Oyster photocard.

The free travel on these forms of transport are for use only within London.

If a person lives in Wales, then they can get a bus pass when one reaches 60.

The “Apply for an older person’s bus pass” section government website suggests a person enter their postcode into an online tool, in order to find out if they can apply for a bus pass from the local council, or to check to see if the user can in fact get a bus pass sooner.

Meanwhile, people who live in Scotland or Northern Ireland can get an older person’s bus pass when they’re 60.

It’s possible to check what one’s state pension age is online, on the government website.

The “Check your State Pension age” tool is a service which tells people when they’ll reach state pension age, as well as what their Pension Credit qualifying age is.