Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 58117

Travel: Concessions

Tabled: 6 June 2025

Answered: 11 June 2025

Question

Tom Hayes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of expanding the statutory English National Concessionary Travel Scheme to include young people aged 18 to 21 in (a) full-time education and (b) low-paid emp

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 statuto...

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