Concessionary travel statistics for England for the year ending March 2022 have been published by the Department for Transport.
These statistics cover:
- older and disabled concessionary passes
- concessionary bus journeys
- payments made by TCAs to reimburse operators
- financial breakdowns for operating concessionary schemes
In England, comparing the year ending March 2022 with the year ending March 2021, there were:
- 8.7 million older and disabled concessionary travel passes, down 3%
- 555 million concessionary bus journeys, up 104%
- £803 million reimbursed to bus operators by TCAs, down 5% (constant prices)
- £1.01 billion in net current expenditure on concessionary travel, down 6% (constant prices)
Read the full report: Concessionary travel statistics, England, year ending March 2022
