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Today in the post I received my tarjeta sesentaycinco from the Junta de Andalucía. I’d applied for it only a week or so ago. It entitles me to a range of benefits, namely
- Permanent telephone support from the Andalusian region 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- 50% discount on interurban bus tickets
- 30 – 55% discount on spectacles, frames and varifocals
- 30-35% discount on hearing aids
- Discounts on cultural and leisure events
- Free legal consultation
- Luncheon vouchers
- Domestic grants
To get the card, you have to be over 65 and apply at your local town hall. You have to provide a recent passport photo and copies of an identity document, residence (NIE) and padrón certificate. The card is free and lasts five years at which point you can renew for free.
The card is applied for online or by printing off the form here (in Spanish). There is a helpline which can be answered in English (Monday to Friday) on (0034) 900200165.
I’m off now on an interurban bus to get new glasses and a hearing aid. Or I might get a bus to the coast. And if the bus crashes, I can ring the 24-hour helpline and I’ll have free legal advice!
That’s a shame. I’m more optimistic I have to say and if a trader refuses to accept it I shall kick up a fuss and see what happens.
I had one of these for several years and no one would accept them