FOI request detail

Freedom passes on TfL services

Request ID: FOI-1352-2122
Date published: 18 October 2021

You asked
to whom it may concern Under the Freedom Of Information act 2000 I request the following information: How many times each year were freedom passes used on TFL services between 2016 and 2019 inclusive? How much would these journeys have cost if freedom passes had not been used? How many freedom passes have been issued that are still in date in london as a most recently available figure? How many people are entitled to apply for a freedom pass in london as a most recently available figure?

We answered


TfL Ref: 1352 - 2122

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 23 September 2021 asking for information about Freedom Passes.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold some of the information you require.

Firstly, please note that the Freedom Pass scheme is owned and administered by London Councils on behalf of all London boroughs. https://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/services/freedom-pass

Your questions and our replies are as follows:
 
  1. How many times each year were freedom passes used on TFL services between 2016 and 2019 inclusive? How much would these journeys have cost if freedom passes had not been used?

The TfL settlement with London Councils for Freedom Pass and with the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS - bus only) travel is agreed on past journeys that happen between July and June for settlement the following financial year over four quarters.

The journeys below are for the year ending June for settlement the following financial year.

2016 - 356.058m journeys, settlement £327.821m
2017 - 347.613m journeys, settlement £322.924m
2018 - 340.277m journeys, settlement £320.913m
2019 - 333.032m journeys, settlement £318.763m
 
  1. How many freedom passes have been issued that are still in date in London as a most recently available figure?

In June 2021, there were 1,108,293 Freedom Pass cards in circulation.

 
  1. How many people are entitled to apply for a freedom pass in London as a most recently available figure?

We do not hold this information. As mentioned above, The Freedom Pass scheme is owned and administered by London Councils on behalf of all London boroughs. Please contact them directly for this information:  https://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/who-we-are/about-us/information-access-and-privacy/information-access-under-freedom-information-act



If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely


Sara Thomas
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London
 

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