How to reimburse bus operators for concessionary travel
How travellocal authorities can reimbursecalculate reimbursement to bus operators that carry concessionary passholders such as disabled and older people.passholders.
- From:
- Department for Transport
- Published
- 1 November 2011
- Last updated
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2720MarchNovember 2024 — See all updates
Applies to England
Documents
Reimbursing bus operators for concessionary travel 20242025 to 2025:2026: short user guide
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Reimbursing bus operators for concessionary travel 2024 to 2025: full guidance
PDF, 1.43 MB, 105 pages
Reimbursing bus operators for concessionary travel 2024 to 2025: guidance and calculator methodology
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Reimbursing bus operators for concessionary travel 20232025 to 20242026: full guidance
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Details
Guidance to help travel concession authorities calculate reimbursement to bus operators for carrying concessionary passholders.passholders under the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS).
To calculate and claim bus travel reimbursement for the tax year 20242025 to 2025,2026, use the 20242025 to 20252026 guides with the:
- Concessionary bus travel reimbursement calculator
- Concessionary travel applications form and guidance for applicants
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The 2024 to 2025 guidance was updated as part of a review of the EnglishENCTS. NationalDetails Concessionaryof Travelthe Schemereview (ENCTS).and update of the guidance and calculator can be found in the methodology report.
TheParts 2023of tothe 2024previous calculator and guidance iswere retained forin comparisonthe purposesupdated only.version. Prior research into the reimbursement of concessionary fares is available.
Minor amends were made to the 2025 to 2026 guidance, such as updating years where relevant and to reflect the ending of the £2 fare cap scheme and introduction of the £3 fare cap scheme.
The National Archives has copies of previous reimbursing bus operators for concessionary travel guidance.
Updates to this page
Last updated
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Reimbursing bus operators for concessionary travel 2025 to 2026: short user guidance and guidance added.
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Reimbursing bus operators for concessionary travel 2024 to 2025: guidance and calculator methodology added.
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Reimbursing bus operators for concessionary travel guidance for 2024 to 2025 added.
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Added accessible file: Reimbursing bus operators concessionary travel: 2023-2024
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Published guidance on reimbursing bus operators for concessionary travel for 2022 to 2023.
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Published guidance on reimbursing bus operators for concessionary travel: 2021 to 2022.
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2019 to 2020 claims guidance released.
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2018 to 2019 guidance published.
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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.
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Reimbursing bus operators for concessionary travel 2017 to 2018.
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Guidance for 2016 to 2017 updated to explain how the forecast for inflation impacts upon the reimbursement factor.
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Guidance for 2016 to 2017 published.
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The guidance has been amended (see paragraph 6.14) to make the changes to table 6.1 clearer.
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Added guidance for 2015 to 2016 where table 6.1 has been updated using census data.
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2014 to 2015 guidance added.
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First published.
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Update history
2024-11-20 12:37
Reimbursing bus operators for concessionary travel 2025 to 2026: short user guidance and guidance added.
2024-03-27 09:30
Reimbursing bus operators for concessionary travel 2024 to 2025: guidance and calculator methodology added.
2024-01-05 12:57
Reimbursing bus operators for concessionary travel guidance for 2024 to 2025 added.
2022-12-02 15:31
Added accessible file: Reimbursing bus operators concessionary travel: 2023-2024