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.
^ https://moderngov.sutton.gov.uk/documents/s6671/Travel%20Act%20report.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

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

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

[3] ttps://moderngov.sutton.gov.uk/documents/s6671/Travel%20Act%20report.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

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