All the help for older people in Glasgow, on one page.
Why this page? In Glasgow, the council handles Council Tax Reduction, the Scottish Welfare Fund, Blue Badges and telecare. SPT handles bus passes for Transport Scotland. We've put them on one page.
Apply online to Glasgow City Council. Pension-age claims are usually backdated up to 3 months. You may still qualify if you have savings.
We could not confirm the savings limit on the council page. Check the online form, or ask the council: "What's the savings limit for pension-age Council Tax Reduction?"
Other help: Citizens Advice Scotland
Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Council Tax ReductionCrisis Grant and Community Care Grant. Scotland has no Crisis and Resilience Fund.
A Crisis Grant can help if you need help with heating costs in an emergency.
Apply online, or call 0141 276 1177 option 1. Help with the form: Mon–Fri 10am–4pm.
Check with Glasgow City Council: call 0141 276 1177, option 1, and ask whether a grant has to be paid back.
Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Scottish Welfare FundStrathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) handles 60+ National Entitlement Card applications for Glasgow. Apply online at getyournec.scot.
60 or over and living in Scotland. You can apply up to two weeks before your 60th birthday.
Free at any time of day for any number of journeys.
Only for eligible disabled people. Cards with the '+1' symbol allow a companion to travel free. The 60+ card on its own doesn't include one.
A 60+ card lasts for life while you live in Scotland.
SPT 0141 333 3211 (Mon–Fri 9am–1pm), freebus@spt.co.uk.
Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Apply for a bus passApply no earlier than 12 weeks before it runs out.
Allow up to 12 weeks before contacting the team.
Phone help with the online form: 0141 287 4578, 9am to 12 noon, Tue–Thu.
If you disagree, you can ask the council to reconsider within 20 working days of your refusal letter.
Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Get free help with your Blue Badge applicationGlasgow telecare: a pendant connects to a 24-hour call handling and monitoring service. Apply online or call 0141 353 9289.
Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Every fact here comes from an official page, linked next to it: Glasgow City Council, SPT, Transport Scotland and mygov.scot. A Citizens Advice Scotland link is labelled Other help. We checked every link and quote on 12 Oct 2026. Where we could not confirm something, we give you the number to call and what to ask.
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