Chiama il viaggio in autobus gratuito per aiutare i 22 anni al lavoro
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9877kg42wjo
di JonnySparks
Chiama il viaggio in autobus gratuito per aiutare i 22 anni al lavoro
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9877kg42wjo
di JonnySparks
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Under-22s in England should be given free bus passes to help them get into work and education, according to a report by MPs.
The number of bus journeys taken in England has dropped in recent years, while fares have risen faster than inflation, it said.
This was a barrier to opportunity and growth in some areas, MPs found, recommending a pilot scheme of free bus travel at any time of day for under-22s.
The Department for Transport said it was providing “£1bn in multi-year funding to improve the reliability and frequency of bus services across the country”.
Since January 2022, everyone in Scotland aged between five and 22 has been entitled to free bus travel.
In England, the number of bus passenger journeys had dropped from 4.6 billion in 2009 to 3.6 billion in 2024, the report by the Transport Committee said.
Some smaller towns and rural areas have no bus services at all, or buses that run so infrequently that “they do not meaningfully add to people’s transport options”, it said.
A 2019 study found that some 57% of jobseekers lived in areas where they could not reach a centre of employment within 45 minutes by bus.
“High bus fares and limited local provision can severely restrict young people’s access to education, employment, and other opportunities,” the report said.
We genuinely need to decide what kind of society we want to be.
– High tax but lots of things subsidised.
– Low tax but having to pay for more ourselves.
Scotland is choosing the first option on this.
At the moment the UK is already struggling to balance the books on what is being offered already by the Government, so is this a good idea to offer as well?
I’m personally not sure.
Fine, but they lose it if they use a speaker, whether Bluetooth, or the phone one. Then we go after the other passengers. I didn’t realise how bad it had got as I rarely use buses.
It’s been a massive success here in Scotland. Just get on with it already and actually do something useful for young people down there.
Right its the lack of bus travel putting off young people.
Not the massive cost to business of employing them.
When are they going to do something for young working families?
All labour have done is precided over the biggest annual rise in childcare costs we’ve faced, meanwhile trains are still shit and the bus cap has gone up, with family passes scrapped, so there goes sustainable travel.
Fed up of seeing rich pensioners get free shit left right and centre, now suggesting young people are getting free travel and we have to pay for both
Still can’t get over the fact you have to pay for your commute. In Japan it is standard for companies to cover your commute up to a certain amount. I believe there are other countries where this is similar.
And how is that going to work outside of cities where bus service is absolutely dismal?
Why do they always do everything on age. Train railcards are the same. Investment bankers getting 26-30 railcards but office workers 32 not getting any help.
It has been incredibly good thing for young people and families with young people in Scotland – both in rural and urban areas.
I know there are complaints that it is too easy for some to travel to meet up and cause trouble – but there are now moves to ban those that do.