Declares that the Petitioners believe that free bus passes for pensioners and disabled people enable people to take part in their community by getting out of the house, shopping, seeing friends and family, and taking part in voluntary activities in the ‘Big Society’, and that losing this benefit would mean more isolation, more depression and more use of NHS services and would contradict the Government’s aim of encouraging pensioners and disabled people to lead more active and stimulating lives.
The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Government to ensure that free bus passes remain non means-tested.