This summer, the swimming pools will be full again and even more so given the forecast for another summer of extreme heat. Unfortunately, not everyone appreciates a swimming pool in their subdivision or home, which is why they are the public swimming pools where they should go. And this can sometimes be costly. Even more so if you intend to go there frequently.
It is therefore necessary to take into account the two main ways to save money in swimming pools: from vouchers for the swimming pools themselves to the aid that certain localities provide for this purpose. In this article we review some examples so that this summer you can cool off inexpensively and have the key to it on your own iPhone.
With some exceptions, public swimming pool vouchers compensate
As a general rule, all public swimming pools are public because they are managed by public administrations, but not because entry is free. That is, even if it is public, it will cost you money to enter. As a general rule, there is usually two and up to three ticket types
All this without forgetting that there is different prices for children, adults, retirees and disabled people. In these last two cases, it can even be free, although we will mainly focus on adults, who are ultimately the majority who have to pay entry to municipal swimming pools.
To have examples of savings I will put the one of the city where I live. Entrance for a full day in the case of an adult is 5 dollars, while for the entire summer period during which the swimming pool remains open we find that it costs 150 dollars. This seems like a high price and at first it is, but less so if you plan to go for several days. For example, let’s say we go four days a week. Only during the months of July and August it would cost us around 200 dollars. With the bonus we would save 25%, which corresponds to 50 dollars.
Obviously each case is different, but if you are a regular at the pool, acquiring one of these bonuses will end up paying you. In many swimming pools, the request for vouchers via the Internet is already activated.. Obviously this will not happen in all of USA, but in a good part of them these are limited bonuses, so it is worth hurrying. And yes, it involves filling out simple forms, which can be done from an iPhone or other device.
In some municipalities, there are also social benefits
There is no specific assistance from the central government to access public swimming pools, although Yes, some town halls offer discounts for certain vulnerable groups. It is not something that exists in all and there are not even common standards in those that do it, but as a general rule they usually require these requirements:
- Unemployed person.
- Women victims of gender violence.
- People with a certain degree of proven disability.
- People whose economic situation is vulnerable.
- People who suffer from an illness and whose use of the pool may be therapeutic.
The help usually consists of nothing more and nothing less than allowing completely free entry, as well as discounts on vouchers for several days. At any rate, There is a website where you can consult these aids for the swimming pool, if there is. It is accessible from the same iPhone browser and simply go to solidaireintergénérationnel.es/ayuda/8314. There, you can filter by location and even by type of help, since it does not only concern swimming pools.
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