An illustration of an ideal public transport system: a smiling family cross a road near a green bus with houses and trees in the background

The transport challenge for low-income households

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Many people living on low incomes in the UK are limited in their ability to access the building blocks of a good life because of poor transport provision.

Transport policy can make a material difference to people’s finances, especially those struggling to make ends meet. It can also help people better access the things they need – from work to education to healthcare – that mitigate some of the damaging impacts of living on a low income in the UK.

Transport is also an enabler for the government’s missions to deliver higher growth, clean energy, safer streets, opportunity for all and an NHS fit for the future. Without an improved transport system, government’s efforts elsewhere will be held back.

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