Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 86957

Bus Services: Concessions

Tabled: 30 October 2025

Answered: 6 November 2025

Question

Claire Hazelgrove

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to expand eligibility of the England National Concessionary Travel Scheme to (a) carers and (b) companions of (i) older and (ii) disabled people.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

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 statut...

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