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Call for free bus passes to help under-22s into work
MPs highlight a 22% decline in bus journeys since 2009 and urge funding free travel to improve youth access to jobs and education in England.
- MPs called for free bus travel for all under-22s in England in a Commons Transport Committee report released today.
- The call followed findings that public transport is a major barrier to youth employment amid a 22% decline in bus journeys since 2009.
- The committee noted that while Scotland offers free travel for those under 22 and Wales provides discounted fares for young people, England currently has a fragmented system of local concessions rather than a unified national scheme.
- A DfT spokesperson said after decades of decline, the government is providing a record £1 billion in multi-year funding and advancing the Bus Services Bill to protect and improve services.
- MPs urged the government to adopt a coherent national strategy including free bus passes for youths to enhance access to work and embed long-term public transport use.
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MPs call for free bus travel for under-22s in England
The Transport Select Committee said it would ‘help embed long-term public transport use’.
Free bus passes should be given to all under 22-year-olds in England, MPs say - The Mirror
In a new report today, the Commons Transport Committee said giving free bus passes to all under 22-year-olds would improve young people's access to 'work and skills opportunities'
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