The senior card is a document that can be issued by any person over 60 years of age. The senior card is obtained on the basis of the submitted application and try to get a senior card, which gives many privileges and discounts. What does the nationwide senior card en title to and how and where to get it?
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- Senior card: what does it en title you to?
- Senior card: how to get it?
- Local senior cards
- Railway discounts for seniors
The Senior Card, or rather the National Senior Card, is the result of a program of one of the public benefit organizations. This organization has set itself the goal of working for people over 60 and encouraging seniors to live actively, participate in courses, take advantage of cultural and social offers.
More and more cities are joining the program, creating their own local editions of cards, which are honored throughout the country, adding more discounts and amenities for seniors. The Polish National Senior Card is free of charge, for an indefinite period and valid throughout the country, as well as a personal one, i.e. issued with a specific name and surname.
Senior card: what does it en title you to?
Thanks to contracts signed with partners, the Polish National Senior Card allows you to take advantage of discounts in shops, institutions, he alth facilities, etc. According to the Manko Association, there are already over 1500 points cooperating with the program and offering discounts. Among them there are restaurants, hotels, offices travel, sanatoriums, museums, clinics and he alth centers, services, incl. hairdressing or repair, museums, galleries and theaters, institutions that organize courses and training. Important for seniors are also discounts on public transport and transport.
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Senior card: how to get it?
It is not difficult and it can be done in many ways. The nationwide senior card is issued by the Manko Association, so the first way is to apply directly to the organization. As the seat of the organization is in Krakow, the application can be sent by post. All you need to do is visit the Association's website www.glosseniora.pl, download the application, fill it in and send itby mail.
The Association emphasizes that it is necessary to attach to the application an empty, addressed envelope with a stamp, plastic caps after bottles that will be donated to charity and send a parcel to the address of the association:al. J. Słowackiego 46/30, 30-018 Kraków.
Senior cards can also be obtained in selected cities at the Universities of the Third Age or in Senior Clubs. Cards are also issued by communes and local governments that joined the Association's program. Therefore, it is worth going to the office in your area and asking about the possibility of obtaining the National Senior Card.
Local senior cards
It is also worth knowing that many cities and municipalities that have not joined the Manko Association program have their own forms of relief for seniors. This is the case, for example, in the capital, which, as part of the Varsovian Card, offers discounts on public transport tickets and discounts at cultural, educational and sports centers for people over 60 years of age and registered in Warsaw. Many other cities and voivodships (Gdynia, Łódź, Śląskie Voivodeship, etc.) have similar offers with discounts and rebates to cultural and sports facilities.
Railway discounts for seniors
Some time ago, PKP offered its own Senior PKP Cards for travelers. Currently, the company has departed from this form of promotion and offers only a 30% discount on tickets in the 1st and 2nd class - the discount is confirmed by the conductor on the basis of an identity card with the date of birth.
A similar offer is offered by Przewozy Regionalne sp.z o.o. People over 60 years of age have the right to a 25% discount on the basic fare on single tickets in any relation and other (info at polregio.pl).
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