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Plug £452m bus pass shortfall to boost economy, LGA urges Chancellor

Peter Stonham
21 March 2025
 

Councils had to spend nearly half a billion pounds again last year to plug a shortfall in their Government funding support for free concessionary bus passes, at the expense of lower fares and other transport services to help more people into work and boost growth, says the Local Government Association.

The LGA said an estimated £452m had to be used from councils’ already overstretched budgets last year to meet the cost of the passes, which provides older and disabled people with...

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