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The Department for Transport has confirmed that from April next year, people in England will have to wait an additional year to receive their free bus pass. Despite a significant campaign advocating for the same concessionary travel benefits as those in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - where free bus travel is available from the age of 60 - in England, free travel is only granted from the age of 66, coinciding with the state pension age.

This is unless local authorities, such as those in London and Merseyside, choose to fund the provision themselves. From next year, the waiting period for a free pass in England will extend by another 12 months.

This change aligns with the planned increase in the State Pension age from 66 to 67, set to be fully implemented across the UK

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