Concessionary travel data
We monitor data relating to our National Concessionary Travel Schemes (NCTS), which provide free bus travel for those aged under 22, 60+ and eligible disabled people, on a regular basis. You can find the latest data on concessionary bus journeys and cardholders below.
Journeys
| Scheme | February 2025 | 1 April 2024 - 28 February 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Young Persons’ Free Bus Travel Scheme | 6,868,521 | 73,021,378 |
| Older & Disabled Persons’ Free Bus Travel Scheme | 8,285,075 | 98,964,769 |
| Total | 15,153,596 | 171,986,147 |
Cardholders
| Scheme | As at 1 March 2025 |
|---|---|
| Young Persons’ Free Bus Travel Scheme | 796,669 |
| Older & Disabled Persons’ Free Bus Travel Scheme | 1,550,658 |
| Total | 2,347,327 |
Important information about this data
- All information is correct, based on available data, at the time of publication.
- Transport Scotland does not own the National Entitlement Card. Cardholder data is supplied by the National Entitlement Card Programme Office (NECPO).
- Cardholder data refers to the number of people with a valid NEC but does not include products which either start in the future or have expired.
- NECPO are working with stakeholders and partners to carry out a data cleansing exercise of the customer database which may impact cardholder numbers when records are updated.
- ‘Journeys’ refers to a smart journey recorded against a valid product that has been received and processed for payment by Transport Scotland.
All data is subject to change due to late data being received.