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You will get a Free Travel Pass automatically at age 66 if you are getting a pension from this Department and permanently live in the State.

If you are under age 66 and permanently live in the State, you will get a Free Travel Pass automatically when you are awarded an Invalidity Pension, Blind Pension, Disability Allowance or Carer’s Allowance .

In all other cases, you must apply for a Free Travel Pass by completing registration form FT 1. You can get a registration form:

• on the Internet at www.welfare.ie
• text to 51909 (see details in Section 12).
• from your local Social Welfare Office or

Send the completed form with any required documents to:

Free Travel Section
FREEPOST
Social Welfare Services
College Road
Sligo.
LoCall: 1890 500 000 (from the Republic of Ireland only)
+353 71 915 7100 (from Northern Ireland or overseas)

Note
Only the named person can use the Free Travel Pass, you cannot let another person use it.