The Department for Transport responded to an online petition calling for the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme to ...

The national entitlement scheme operates UK-wide but there are different eligibility rules under devolved governments.

The full New State Pension is currently worth £11,502 in the 2024/25 tax year and will rise to £11,973 in 2025/26. This leaves just £1,068 in the current year before the tax threshold is exceeded and ...

There are a number of schemes in place across the UK to help make public transport more affordable for older people and those ...

A petition launched to extend free bus travel for all people aged over 60 in England has now received over 15,000 signatures.

More than 52,900 people have signed an online petition calling on the UK Government to increase the personal tax allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 to help people on a low income “get off benefits and ...

Petition creator Karen Hickman argues the current scheme is “unjust” and calls for “equality for everyone over 60”. The campaigner explained people in England, living outside London, are not entitled ...

Last year, the Department for Transport made it clear that there were "absolutely no plans to withdraw the concessionary bus ...

SCOTLAND has been hailed for its free pensioner travel scheme as the UK Government was urged to expand an “unjust” policy.

Angela MacDonald, HMRC’s second permanent secretary and deputy chief executive, said: “There are just two months left to check and fill any gaps in your national insurance record from 2006 onwards to ...

“This means that many people who might otherwise miss out on thousands of pounds in state pension entitlement have only a short window left to take action. “The fact that some top-ups have ...

“There are just two months left to check and fill any gaps in your national insurance record from 2006 onwards to boost your state pension entitlement. “Don’t delay – it is quick and easy ...