Freedom Pass

Freedom Pass
Location	Greater London
Technology	MIFARE / ITSO;
Manager	London Councils
Validity	London Underground; London Buses; National Rail; DLR; Tramlink; Elizabeth line; Local buses in England;
Variants	Older people; Disabled;
Website	http://www.freedompass.org

Freedom Pass is a concessionary travel scheme, which began in 1973, to provide free travel to residents of Greater London, England, for people with a disability or over the progressively increasing state pension age^[1] (60 for women in 2010, increased to 66 for everybody until about 2026, then increasing further).^[2] The scheme is funded by local authorities and coordinated by London Councils. Originally the pass was a paper ticket, but since 2004 it has been encoded on to a contactless smartcard compatible with Oyster card readers, and since 2010 also ITSO card readers.^[3]

^ "Eligibility (Freedom Pass)". London Councils. 31 March 2023.
^ "State Pension Age Review published". GOV.UK. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
^ Norton, Pam; Latham, Simon (15 January 2008). "2.2". CONCESSIONARY FARES: IMPLICATIONS OF THE 2007 CONCESSIONARY BUS TRAVEL ACT (PDF). Sutton: Meetings, agendas, and minutes (Report). London Borough of Sutton.

[1] "Eligibility (Freedom Pass)". London Councils. 31 March 2023.

[pensionage-2] "State Pension Age Review published". GOV.UK. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2025.

[3] Norton, Pam; Latham, Simon (15 January 2008). "2.2". CONCESSIONARY FARES: IMPLICATIONS OF THE 2007 CONCESSIONARY BUS TRAVEL ACT (PDF). Sutton: Meetings, agendas, and minutes (Report). London Borough of Sutton.

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