Am I eligible?

Disability

You can apply for a Disabled Person’s Freedom Pass if you have any of the following statutory disabilities listed in the Transport Act 2000:

• People who are blind or partially sighted
• People who are profoundly or severely deaf
• People without speech
• People who have a disability, or have suffered an injury, which has left them with a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to walk
• People who do not have arms or have a long-term loss of the use of both arms
• People who have a learning disability that is defined as 'a state of arrested or incomplete development of mind which includes significant impairment of intelligence and social functioning'
• People who, if they applied for the grant of a licence to drive a motor vehicle under Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1988, would have their application refused pursuant to section 92 of the Act (physical fitness) otherwise than on the ground of persistent misuse of drugs or alcohol.

Residency

• You must live at a London address. 

We define a London address as being inside one of the 32 London Boroughs or the City of London.

Not sure which borough you live in? 
Type your postcode in the Find your local council to find out.

• The London address must be your sole or principal residence.

You must live there most of the time to be defined as your principal residence.

• If you move out of London, you are no longer eligible for a Freedom Pass.

You may however be eligible for other concessionary fares from your new local authority, which could still allow you free travel on London's bus network. Contact your local authority to find out. 

• If you work or study in London but do not live in one of the 32 London Boroughs or City of London, you will NOT be eligible for a Freedom Pass.

Discretionary disabled Freedom Pass

A number of boroughs issue discretionary Freedom Passes to disabled people who do not meet the statutory eligibility criteria. The number of boroughs offering these may be subject to change and because these passes are discretionary, they could be withdrawn at a future date.

If you change address and move into a different London borough, your discretionary Freedom Pass will no longer be valid and you must submit an application to your new local authority.

If you are a discretionary passholder, your pass is not valid for travel outside of London. You have the same entitlement as other Freedom Pass holders on Transport for London (TfL)  buses, tube, trams, DLR and national rail within Greater London.