Guidance

How to reimburse bus operators for concessionary travel

HowGuidance travelon authoritiesreimbursing can reimburse bus operators who carry concession permit holders such as disabled and older people.

From:
Department for Transport
Published
1 November 2011
Last updated
25 DecemberJanuary 20222024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Reimbursing bus operators for concessionary travel:travel 2023-20242024 to 2025: short user guide

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Reimbursing bus operators for concessionary travel:travel 20222024 to 20232025: full guidance

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Reimbursing bus operators for concessionary travel:travel 20212023 to 20222024

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Details

Guidance to help travel concession authorities calculate reimbursement to bus operators for carrying concessionary passengers.

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    Published 1 November 2011
    Last updated 25 DecemberJanuary 20222024 + show all updates

    1. Reimbursing bus operators for concessionary travel guidance for 2024 to 2025 added.

    2. Added accessible file: Reimbursing bus operators concessionary travel: 2023-2024

    3. Published guidance on reimbursing bus operators for concessionary travel for 2022 to 2023.

    4. Published guidance on reimbursing bus operators for concessionary travel: 2021 to 2022.

    5. 2019 to 2020 claims guidance released.

    6. 2018 to 2019 guidance published.

    7. Correction of an error in the 2017 to 2018 reimbursement factor figures in table 6.2. The corrected reimbursement factors are the same as those reported in the previous year’s guidance.

    8. Reimbursing bus operators for concessionary travel 2017 to 2018.

    9. Guidance for 2016 to 2017 updated to explain how the forecast for inflation impacts upon the reimbursement factor.

    10. Guidance for 2016 to 2017 published.

    11. The guidance has been amended (see paragraph 6.14) to make the changes to table 6.1 clearer.

    12. Added guidance for 2015 to 2016 where table 6.1 has been updated using census data.

    13. 2014 to 2015 guidance added.

    14. First published.