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Calls Grow to Update Free Bus Pass Rules for Carers Under the 2000 Transport Act

Friday, June 5, 2026 carers transport buses disability concessions pension petition government travel welfare

The Department for Transport is under pressure to revise a free bus pass rule established in the Transport Act 2000. A growing petition is calling on the Labour government to grant free bus passes to carers accompanying disabled individuals. Currently, people over 60 can access discounted travel in many local authority areas, but the national free bus pass age aligns with the rising state pension age, set by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), increasing from 66 to 67.