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Councils pay £1bn for concessionary travel

17 December 2014
Concessionary travel: £1bn
Concessionary travel: £1bn

 

Councils in England spent just over £1bn last year on the statutory concessionary travel scheme for older people and the disabled, data compiled by the Department for Communities and Local Government reveals. 

Total reimbursement paid to bus operators rose to £1.06bn, up from £1.04bn in 2012/13. A further £154.5m was spent on discretionary schemes, up from £153.4m in 2012/13.

Councils spent £993m on supported bus services in 2013/14, up from £934m...

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