It should be noted that passengers with a Disabled Freedom Pass will be unaffected by the changes and will still be able to travel at all times using their Pass if they have to use public transport for their journey.

As the changes were announced Shahi Verma, the Chief Technology Officer at Transport for London, provided the following comments: “We are working hard to ensure that those who have no option other than to travel using public transport can do so safely.

“Given the national requirement to maintain two-metre social distancing, the capacity of buses and trains is hugely reduced.

“These temporary changes to the Older Person's Freedom Pass and 60+ Oyster card pass during morning peak travel will help reduce the risk of crowding when it would be more difficult to maintain social distancing.”

Interestingly, the eligibility age for the Freedom Pass is rising in line with the women’s state pension age.

As such, the qualifying age for the card may be have some variation among claimants.

Thankfully, there are free-to-use eligibility calculators available online that can help people find out if they qualify.

So long as a claimant meets the age requirement, they will be eligible regardless of whether or not they’re working.