(13 Mar 2020, 11:45 am)streetdeckfan wrote I'm a firm believer in making the ENCTS means tested, just like any other benefit (which is exactly what it is, and it should be treated as such)

People, like my grandfather, who can very much afford to travel by bus should have to pay just like the rest of us. Likewise, the ENCTS should be opened up to those who truly can't afford to travel by bus

I get there are other reasons for having the ENCTS other than the cost of buses (ie. stopping loneliness, getting people out the house etc.) but I think the system as it is now is just inherently unfair

As you've probably heard me say before, I'm not a fan of free things as nothing is truly free, but if you're going to give people free travel, at least give it to those that can't afford to pay for it themselves

I have to agree with you here but there's just one problem who's going to pay to do for the means testing. By the time you've employed the staff to run it you'll probably end much just spending it on that rather that so it's not the biggest benefit.

Personally it's the disabled side I'd target more than pensioners (I do say the age should increase though). Unless you can't work because of your disability so blindness etc then I don't understand why you should get free travel regardless. In an age when we're trying to move people from driving, giving a free pass because someone can't drive in my opinion is a bit counter argutive. Discounted travel maybe, free no.