Request ID: FOI-0471-2223 Date published: 16 June 2022
You asked
Please can you disclose, preferably by PDF if you are using an attachment, how the usage of the Freedom Pass in the period since the start of April 2022 compares with that between 24 February 2022 and the end of March. Trying to see if there is any indication of the cost of living crisis having a widespread impact on people using the pass to avoid increasing energy bills at home, April being when the energy price cap for consumers rose but also comparing to a period when coronavirus measures such as face coverings, that could potentially encourage or discourage travel compared to today, have already been lifted.
We answered
Our ref: FOI-0471-2223/GH
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 26 May 2022 asking for information about Freedom Pass usage.
Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold the information you require.
Please see the table below showing Freedom Pass usage:
Week ending
Freedom Pass Rail Exits (Thousands)
Freedom Pass Bus Boardings (Thousands)
05-Mar
1,168
4,662
12-Mar
1,521
4,767
19-Mar
1,559
4,818
26-Mar
1,576
4,967
02-Apr
1,494
4,675
09-Apr
1,496
4,684
16-Apr
1,416
4,840
23-Apr
1,435
4,750
30-Apr
1,602
5,131
07-May
1,522
4,916
14-May
1,649
5,160
21-May
1,639
5,126
28-May
1,757
5,234
If this is not the information you are looking for, please do not hesitate to contact me.
If you are not satisfied with this response please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely
Graham Hurt FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
