AQW 46966/11-15 Written question to the Minister for Regional Development
To ask the Minister for Regional Development to detail the number of people who (i) are eligible for; and (ii) travel using a 60 plus smartpass, broken down by constituency.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 9 June 2015
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 9 June 2015
- Answer due by
- 24 June 2015
- Answered
- 22 June 201513 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Infrastructure
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The eligibility criteria for the 60+ SmartPass is that an applicant meets both the age requirement of 60 and over and that they are a permanent resident of Northern Ireland.
The number of people using a 60+ SmartPass is not available by constituency however as at the 31 March 2015 a total of 62,754 active 60+ SmartPasses were in circulation. In 2014/15 a total of 56,938 individuals used their 60+ SmartPass.