No, one of the problems with bus services, both commercial and supported, is that in many areas councils are reducing what they pay for passes because of the cuts imposed on them by the government. Such cuts in payment for passes caused the demise of Pennine of Skipton last year, and is putting financial strain on many companies. The government introduced the free passes, but has never fully reimbursed councils for funding them, hence austerity has caused councils to cut what they pay for use of passes and subsidy for non commercial routes. Also one way of reducing what they have to pay for passes is to cut services so pass holders have no buses to use!