Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, has launched a scheme to offer half-price bus and tram travel for some 250,000 of the capital’s least well-off residents.
People who are on income support, lone parents, carers, the long-term sick or disabled are all eligible to receive the travel discount, and will pay only 50p for a single bus journey – half the £1 adult Oyster fare and one-quarter the £2 cash fare. From 30 September, it will be even cheaper, as a 10%, across-the-board fare cut is also introduced, making a single bus journey just 45p for those on income support.
The scheme follows an agreement signed earlier this year by the mayor, Transport for London and Venezuelan Oil Company PetrÓleos de Venezuela Europa which gives a 20% reduction in the price of fuel for London’s bus fleet. In exchange, TfL will provide Venezuela with advice and technical expertise on city management, transport, town planning, tourism and the protection of the environment.
London’s transport commissioner, Peter Hendy, said: ‘This agreement enables us to cut fares even further in support of the least well-off Londoners. ‘These people will now have even greater access to jobs, leisure and all this city has to offer.’
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