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RH8Eagle Flag Oxted 29 Jun 19 11.27pm

I have a friend who is after booking a season ticket and he’s just turned 60 does anyone know if that would be a full price ticket or an OAP price. Thanks for any help

 

Mapletree Flag Croydon 30 Jun 19 12.17am

Originally posted by RH8Eagle

I have a friend who is after booking a season ticket and he’s just turned 60 does anyone know if that would be a full price ticket or an OAP price. Thanks for any help

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FFS, OAP at 60? You’re having a laugh.

At the moment it’s 65+ but when he gets there it may have gone up along with pensionable age.

Edited by Mapletree (30 Jun 2019 1.24am)

 

YT Flag Oxford 30 Jun 19 8.08am

State pension age for someone who has just turned 60 is age 66. There are no plans for that to increase.

I'm also 60, and am gradually discovering various concessions that click in at that age.

 


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RH8Eagle Flag Oxted 30 Jun 19 10.07am

At a guess I would say 65 but the pension age has been moving. Mine will be 67

 

Mapletree Flag Croydon 30 Jun 19 10.09am

Originally posted by RH8Eagle

At a guess I would say 65 but the pension age has been moving. Mine will be 67

I meant the Palace discount cuts in at 65. But 60 year olds aren’t OAPs.

 

Henry of Peckham Flag Eton Mess 30 Jun 19 11.06am

The Palace concession starts at 65 and is one third off the full price ... same as for youths/ students at the other end of the age spectrum. I'm still hanging in there with two more seasons to go.

Currently, there aren't any plans to up the state pension age to 68 before the mid 2030s but that could change anytime.

 


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RH8Eagle Flag Oxted 30 Jun 19 11.08am

Originally posted by Mapletree

I meant the Palace discount cuts in at 65. But 60 year olds aren’t OAPs.

I will pass this good news on that he is definitely not an OAP yet

 

YT Flag Oxford 30 Jun 19 12.36pm

Originally posted by Mapletree

I meant the Palace discount cuts in at 65. But 60 year olds aren’t OAPs.

Your original post was perfectly clear to me, on both counts, but thanks for taking the time to post again.

 


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YT Flag Oxford 30 Jun 19 12.42pm

Originally posted by Henry of Peckham

The Palace concession starts at 65 and is one third off the full price ... same as for youths/ students at the other end of the age spectrum. I'm still hanging in there with two more seasons to go.

Currently, there aren't any plans to up the state pension age to 68 before the mid 2030s but that could change anytime.

Sorry if a touch pedantic, but the SPA won't change 'anytime' - which makes it sound like it could change at the drop of a hat at the whim of the government. There is a system in place for a 5-yearly analysis of changes in life expectancy and the consequences for the state pension.

 


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Jamesey Flag Wandsworth 30 Jun 19 3.36pm

I started to get the 60-plus concession a while back and was disappointed for friends when Steve Parish increased it to 65. Still in the light of everything else it was inevitable.

The ending of the free TV licence at 75plus is probably the first of many more nibbles at pensioner perks.

Edited by Jamesey (30 Jun 2019 5.40pm)

 


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Spiderman Flag Horsham 07 Jul 19 10.28am

Originally posted by Mapletree

I meant the Palace discount cuts in at 65. But 60 year olds aren’t OAPs.

At Kennedy Space Center in Florida, you get a Senior ticket from the age of 55!

 


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