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Bus Services: Concessions

Commons · Question 63778 · Tabled 30 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 7 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Josh Babarinde

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to lower the age of free bus travel eligibility to 60 in (a) Eastbourne and (b) England.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 7 Jul 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...