Scotland’s free bus travel ‘increases happiness for older people’
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Free bus travel for the over 60s has made them happier and more active, according to the first study into its health impact.The research will come as a major endorsement of the policy pioneered in Scotland 13 years ago.It enables nearly 1.4 million people to travel virtually without restriction.University College London found card holders were more likely to have a better quality of life, greater life satisfaction and fewer depressive symptoms than others.The study, published in the Journal of Transport and Health, involved nearly 6,000 people in England, but its authors said the results were likely to be the same north of the Border.Lead author Dr Sarah Jackson said: “Our research shows free bus travel offers clear benefits to older people’s health and wellbeing.“It helps them to stay active and facilitates better contact with friends and family, which in turn have a positive impact on mental health. And because mental health has knock-on effects for physical health, maintaining wellbeing is also likely to help people stay physically healthy in later life, reducing the financial costs associated with an ageing population.”Free bus travel for the over 60s and disabled and visually impaired people and their companions in Scotland is expected to ...
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