Conor McGinn MP Member of Parliament for St Helens North
Labour has announced a new policy to fund free bus travel for under 25s across the country лв which would save money for thousands of young people in St Helens.
Across our borough around one in four children grow up in poverty, with years of Tory austerity hitting family finances and stretching budgets.
Introducing free bus travel for young people will support them to travel to work, to school or college and to visit friends.
Across the Liverpool City Region, Labour is leading the way with the introduction of the Merseytravel My Ticket – the young persons discounted ticket which gives unlimited travel across the whole region for a full day and is available to all young people up to their 19th Birthday.
This is particularly important given that young adults tend to have less disposable income and more insecure work than older people.
Across the country, introducing free bus travel for under 25s will save up to 13 million young people up to хЃ1,000 per year and will be paid for using money ring-fenced from Vehicle Excise Duty.
Labour’s research has shown how the average number of bus trips made by under 25s since 2010 has declined лв up to 40 per cent for those aged 21 лв 25. Free bus travel will help boost these falling numbers and give young people greater mobility.
Across our borough around one in four children grow up in poverty, with years of Tory austerity hitting family finances and stretching budgets.
Introducing free bus travel for young people will support them to travel to work, to school or college and to visit friends.
Across the Liverpool City Region, Labour is leading the way with the introduction of the Merseytravel My Ticket – the young persons discounted ticket which gives unlimited travel across the whole region for a full day and is available to all young people up to their 19th Birthday.
This is particularly important given that young adults tend to have less disposable income and more insecure work than older people.
Across the country, introducing free bus travel for under 25s will save up to 13 million young people up to хЃ1,000 per year and will be paid for using money ring-fenced from Vehicle Excise Duty.
Labour’s research has shown how the average number of bus trips made by under 25s since 2010 has declined лв up to 40 per cent for those aged 21 лв 25. Free bus travel will help boost these falling numbers and give young people greater mobility.
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