FOI/202500473730 · FOI · unclear
Costs breakdown for National Concessionary Travel Schemes: FOI release
Information requested
Full costs of running all the free bus schemes offered by Transport Scotland since 2021, with a breakdown per scheme, per year, and what the money was used for?
Response
The tables below provides the costs for the National Concessionary Travel Schemes from 2021/22 to 2024/25.
Please note that, as operators have up to 12 months to claim for journey reimbursement, some figures may be subject to change. It should also be noted that some of the operating costs are incurred for both schemes and cannot be split, these costs are included within the operating costs listed in the table for the Older and Disabled Persons’ Free Bus Travel Scheme.
Older and Disabled Persons’ Free Bus Travel Scheme
Financial year Operator reimbursement costs Operating costs Total 2021/2022 222,647,748.42 2,571,615.18 225,219,363.60 2022/2023 156,039,056.56 3,045,445.97 159,084,502.53 2023/2024 187,960,183.37 3,299,801.03 191,259,984.40 2024/2025 203,827,949.43 3,186,395.00 207,014,344.43
Young Persons’ Free Bus Travel Scheme
Financial year Operator reimbursement costs Operating costs Total 2021/2022 5,968,450.72 3,838,926.19 9,807,376.91 2022/2023 107,810,797.60 399,486.57 108,210,284.17 2023/2024 164,222,519.17 935,309.52 165,157,828.69 2024/2025 189,969,929.81 1,134,731.05 191,104,660.86
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