All the help for older people in Hampshire, on one page.
Why this page? In Hampshire, the county council handles bus passes and Blue Badges, and runs the crisis fund with Citizens Advice. Council Tax Reduction comes from your district or borough council. Southampton and Portsmouth are separate.
Council Tax Reduction comes from your district: Basingstoke and Deane, East Hampshire, Eastleigh, Fareham, Gosport, Hart, Havant, New Forest, Rushmoor, Test Valley, Winchester. Southampton and Portsmouth are separate.
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Ask your district: "What's the savings limit for pension-age Council Tax Reduction?"
Last checked 12 Oct 2026
We could not confirm the current Crisis and Resilience Fund scheme. Ask Hampshire County Council what help is open now.
Other help: Citizens Advice Hampshire
Ask Citizens Advice Hampshire when you self-refer.
Other help: Citizens Advice Hampshire
Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Hampshire County Council, for State Pension age residents (not Southampton or Portsmouth).
Free on buses throughout England 9.30am–11pm Mon–Fri, all day at weekends and on public holidays.
Reissued automatically 4 weeks before expiry if used regularly. Email concessionary.fares@hants.gov.uk.
Following the changes made to the scheme on 1 April 2025, your C+ bus pass can now be used as a standard disabled person's bus pass.
Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Older person's bus passNot renewed automatically. The council emails a reminder about 12 weeks before expiry, so apply as soon as you get it.
About 16 weeks from a complete application.
Ask for a review within 28 days, with new evidence. After that, an Independent Expert Assessment.
blue.badge@hants.gov.uk (no phone on the page).
Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Get free help with your Blue Badge applicationHampshire County Council's care technology partner is Argenti: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week monitoring. Argenti: 01962 670721, hello@argenti.co.uk.
Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Every fact here comes from an official page, linked next to it: Hampshire County Council, district councils, and Citizens Advice Hampshire (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.
A link labelled Other help goes to Citizens Advice Hampshire, not the council.
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