The RAC and the Western Australian Council of Social Services has welcomed today's introduction of the Country Age Pension Fuel Card, which is aimed at improving the mobility of about 35,000 elderly Western Australians.

Under the scheme, age pensioners living in regional Western Australia will be eligible for $500 a year to help with their travel costs.

The WA Government's Royalties for Regions program will provide $500 to each eligible applicant towards the cost of fuel and taxi fares for the next four years.

RAC Head of Member Advocacy Matt Brown welcomed the launch of the fuel card and said it was necessary to ensuring the mobility of all its members in the country.

"Seniors in the metropolitan area now have access to free public transport and so it's important from an equity perspective that similar support is extended to the regions," he said.