How to apply

Disabled person's Freedom Pass

If you have a disability and believe you may be eligible for a Freedom Pass, please contact your local borough council for further information and details of how to apply.

Older person's Freedom Pass

You can apply for a Freedom Pass at your local Post Office unless you live in Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Sutton or Wandsworth, in which case you must apply to your local borough council.

New passes

You must apply in person, taking one item from each of the following sections:

Renewals

If you are renewing your pass, (for example if it is faulty) you must re-apply in person. You must also take along your current photocard and one item as proof of address.

Proof of name and age

Letter of pension entitlement
Current passport
Medical card
Birth certificate (unless your name has changed)
Pink driving licence (paper or photocard)
Existing Freedom Pass (renewals only)

Proof of address

Current council tax bill / letter / payment book
Current council / housing association rent book / statement / letter
Current television licence

If you take any of the items below, they must be dated within the last three months

Residential utility bill
Residential bank / building society statement
Inland Revenue letter
Benefits Agency letter
Letter of pension entitlement or occupational pension letter
Residential credit card statement

Photographs

Existing Freedom Pass photocard (renewals only)
Two recent passport-sized photographs