Reliefs or discounts allow you to save on various services, traveling or everyday shopping. This is especially important for seniors, who often have to count every penny. However, it happens that the elderly are not even aware of the existence of some discounts. Here are a few of them.
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Free rides for seniors. In which cities are they valid?
Free public transport is valid in many Polish cities. These allowances are decided by local authorities. So make sure your city also has free travel for seniors. In which cities can people over 70 use free public transport? among others in:
- In Warsaw,
- Poznan,
- Wroclaw,
- Katowice, the Upper Silesian and Zagłębie Metropolis,
- Krakow,
- boat.
In each of these cases, the senior must carry a document with a photo confirming the right to benefit from the discount, i.e. containing the date of birth.
Free Passport. Relief for seniors, but not only
they can also count on discounts when issuing a passport. Not charged from people who are over 70 years old on the date of submitting the application. The right to no fee may also be exercised by:
- persons staying in social assistance homes or in care facilities or receiving social assistance in the form of permanent benefits, if their trip abroad takes place for long-term treatment or in connection with the need to undergo surgery,
- persons who have applied for a passport replacement due to its technical defect,
- soldiers assigned to serve abroad, with the exception of professional soldiers.
retirees, pensioners, disabled people and their spouses, people staying in social welfare homes or in care facilities, using social assistance in the form of permanent benefits, veterans, students or students from the age of 13 are entitled to 50 percent. relief. Fee for issuing a passport in the country for the above-mentioned persons is PLN 70.
Nationwide senior card. Discounts at many points across the country
Every senior who has reached the age of 60 may submit an application for a National Senior Citizen Card. It entitles you to discounts in many points throughout Poland, e.g. sanatoriums and health resorts, clinics, rehabilitation offices, but also cultural institutions. Over 3,000 points across Poland participate in the campaign. The National Senior Card is a program of the MANKO Association. The cost of making the card is:
- Card valid for one year: PLN 35.
- Card valid for two years: PLN 50.
Details on how and where to apply can be found at .
Source: Gazeta
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