Bus Services: Concessions
Commons · Question 56670 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for an older person's bus pass to include people over the age of 60 in England.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 10 Jun 2025
The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age, currently sixty-six. The ENCTS costs around £700 million annually and any changes to the statuto...