The replacement of the free +65 Social Pass, can now be carried out at Casas do Povo.
According to the Regional Secretariat for Equipment and Infrastructures, the deadline to request the replacement of the free pass will be between 03/09/2024 and 08/11/2024, to allow all passengers to have the new GIRO card until 31/12/2024.
To this end, the following guidelines should be taken into account:
Holders of the +65 Social Pass (free) must apply for their new GIRO pass at the following Casas do Povo, and must choose, as a rule, the Casa do Povo closest to their area of residence:
Calheta
o Casa do Povo da Calheta
o Casa do Povo da Fajã da Ovelha
o Casa do Povo da Ponta do Pargo
o Casa do Povo do Paul do Mar
Câmara de Lobos
the Casa do Povo de Câmara de Lobos
o Casa do Povo do Estreito de Câmara de Lobos
the Casa do Povo da Quinta Grande
o Casa do Povo do Curral das Freiras
Funchal
Casa do Povo São Gonçalo
o Casa do Povo de Santo António
o Casa do Povo Immaculate Heart of Mary (only part of the afternoon)
o Casa do Povo de São Pedro
Casa do Povo de Santa Maria Maior
o Casa do Povo de São Roque
o Casa do Povo de São Martinho (with non-daily hours)
Casa do Povo Monte
Machico
Casa do Povo Machico
Casa do Povo Caniçal
o Casa do Povo de Água de Pena
Ponta do Sol
the Casa do Povo da Ponta do Sol
Porto Moniz
o Casa do Povo do Porto Moniz
Ribeira Brava
o Casa do Povo da Tabua
o Casa do Povo da Ribeira Brava
o Casa do Povo do Campanário
o Casa do Povo da Serra de Água
Santa Cruz
o Casa do Povo da Camacha
o Casa do Povo de Santa Cruz
o Casa do Povo de Gaula
o Casa do Povo do Caniço
Santana
o Casa do Povo do Faial
o Casa do Povo de Santana
o Casa do Povo de São Roque do Faial
o Casa do Povo de São Jorge
o Casa do Povo da Ilha
São Vicente
o Casa do Povo da Ponta Delgada
o Casa do Povo de São Vicente
o Casa do Povo da Boaventura
The procedure for exchanging the current pass for the new GIRO Card is as follows:
a) Download and print (can be in black and white) the form available in https://www.madeira.gov.pt//Portals/21/Documentos/Transportes/Formulario-GIRO%20APROVADO.pdf. The Casas do Povo will have a limited number of paper forms that can be made available.
b) Submit the duly completed form, attaching:
· Updated passport photo;
· Photocopy of the front and back of the Citizen Card or, alternatively, the Identity Card and Tax Identification Number (NIF) card;
· Payment of €5 (card issuance cost).
c) Pick up the new GIRO card always at Casa do Povo where the form was delivered, and the first deliveries will take place from 02/11/2024
Additional information:
· Current users of the +65 Social Pass will be able to continue to travel on all public transport (Siga Rodoeste, CAM, and Horários do Funchal), in Madeira and Porto Santo, with the current passes
Other Free Passes:
Customers holding the “4_23” Social Passes, free of charge, will be able to continue to travel on all public transport (including HF), in Madeira and Porto Santo, with the current passes, until 30/09/2024. From that date, it will be mandatory to present the new valid GIRO card.
Holders of the Former Combatant Social Pass and Retired Social Pass 0/Disability 0, free of charge, will also be able to continue to travel on all public transport (including HF), in Madeira and Porto Santo, with the current passes. Guidelines for the exchange of these passes will be released soon.
Samantha Gannon
info at madeira-weekly.com
