National bus concessionary fares: additional special grant funding
Around 11 million older and disabled people will gain better access to vital services and leisure opportunities from 1 April 2008 when the statutory bus concession is extended to free off-peak local bus travel anywhere in England. By removing the issue of local authority boundaries as a barrier to free bus travel no older or disabled person in England need be prevented from bus travel by cost alone and this represents a major step forward in tackling in social inclusion for some of the most vulnerable people in our society.
Additional funding of £212m will be provided by special grant for the period 2008/9 followed by £217m for 2009/10 and £223m for 2010/11. This is in addition to the funding that government provides each year, through the formula grant process, for the existing statutory minimum concession of free off-peak local bus travel. Government is confident this additional funding is sufficient to meet the total cost to local authorities.
Consultation response - Local authority special grant funding for the 2008 National Bus Concession (57 kb)
A summary of the responses by local authorities in England to the Department for Transport's consultation in autumn 2007 regarding the formula distribution options for special grant funding for England-wide concessionary bus travel from April 2008.
- Published:
- 19 February 2008
National Bus Concessionary Fares: Additional Special Grant Funding Distribution (20 kb)
The provisional amount of extra special grant funding for each Travel Concession Authority in England for the national bus concession in 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11.
- Published:
- 06 December 2007
National Bus Concessionary Fares: Additional Special Grant Funding Key Points and FAQs (30 kb)
Key points and Frequently Asked Questions on how the national bus concession will be funded and how the extra funding will be distributed amongst Travel Concession Authorities in England.
- Published:
- 06 December 2007
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