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Bus Services: Concessions

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 23 June 2025UIN 60737

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the annual cost of free bus passes for people over the State Pension age.

Answered by 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.

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