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<p>Restoring the previous age of eligibility for concessionary bus travel to sixty
would re-create the anomaly of some non-disabled people of working-age, some of whom
may be on significant wages, being entitled to a free bus pass, which was not the
original intention of the national bus concessionary scheme. Re-establishing the link
between concessionary bus pass eligibility and the state pension age addresses that
issue and will also help the financial sustainability of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Local
authorities have the discretion to offer concessionary travel to those who are yet
to reach the qualifying age, such as have been introduced in London and Liverpool.</p>
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