Question reference: S4W-10610
- Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 26 October 2012
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Current status: Answered by Keith Brown on 6 November 2012
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of people eligible for a concessionary bus pass has one.
Answer
The proportion of people holding a National Entitlement Card for free bus travel through the National Older and Disabled Persons Concessionary Travel Scheme is 87% of those eligible on age grounds (over 60 years old). Information is not held centrally for those people under 60 years old who may meet disability eligibility criteria, but do not hold NEC passes.