News Summary

• Currently, disabled bus passes are only eligible for use between 09:30 and 23:00 on weekdays.
• Prime Minister Andy Burnham said it was "simply not right that many disabled people cannot travel using their pass during certain times of the day" The £60m scheme will be funded from the budgets of the Department for Transport and Department for Work and Pensions.
• The change is expected to come into effect on 1 April 2027.