Question reference: S6W-22643
- Date lodged: 15 November 2023
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Current status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 23 November 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, as of 31 October 2023, how many (a) cards have been issued and (b) applications have been received through the Young Persons’ (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel scheme.
Answer
As of the end of day 31 October 2023, there were 701,696 cardholders under the Young Persons’ Free Bus Travel Scheme.
Transport Scotland officials have worked to improve and develop reporting processes since the scheme launched, and as such now report on cardholders rather than cards issued.
This data is supplied by the National Entitlement Card Programme Office, who support the 32 local authorities by assisting with the integration of various national and local public services on the National Entitlement Card and are the joint controller with local authorities of this data.
Transport Scotland does not hold application information as the Improvement Service are in charge of applications made through getyournec.scot and all other applications are managed by local authorities.