Disabled bus pass holders regain all-day weekday free travel
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 17:43 · Archive
Disabled bus pass holders in Hampshire will regain free all-day weekday travel from April 2027.
Disabled bus pass holders in Hampshire will regain free travel on local buses at any time on weekdays from April 2027, following a government announcement to make all-day weekday travel for disabled pass holders a statutory entitlement. Hampshire County Council confirmed the change after a question from Cllr Paula Ferguson at a full council meeting on October 1.
The decision marks a partial reversal of changes introduced in April 2025, when the county council withdrew two discretionary concessions as part of budget-saving measures. It ended free weekday travel before 9.30am and after 11pm for disabled pass holders and scrapped the companion pass, which allowed carers to travel free with disabled passengers unable to use buses independently.
The 2025 cuts prompted a campaign by disabled residents, campaigners and opposition councillors. The restoration of all-day weekday travel will bring Hampshire's scheme into line with new national rules from April 2027.
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- Disabled bus pass holders to regain all-day weekday free travelDisabled bus pass holders in Hampshire will once again be able to travel free on local buses at any time on weekdays from April 2027 after the government changed the national concessionary travel scheme.Basingstoke Gazette · 10 Oct, 17:00
- Disabled bus pass holders to regain all-day weekday free travelDisabled bus pass holders in Hampshire will once again be able to travel free on local buses at any time on weekdays from April 2027 after the government changed the national concessionary travel scheme.Romsey Advertiser · 10 Oct, 05:00
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