Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 56670
Bus Services: Concessions
Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 10 June 2025
Question
Pippa Heylings
Liberal Democrat — South Cambridgeshire
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
Simon LightwoodThe 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...
ⓘ
This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 56670) →