Decision details

That Cabinet approves the proposal to maintain the pre-Covid levels of concessionary fares reimbursement for local bus operators for the financial year April 2022/to March 2023 in line with the DfT guidance to LTAs ‘Alternative Covid-19 Recovery Strategy’ (see appendix A). Which will enable monthly concessionary payments to be made at a Pre Covid-19 reimbursement level, on the basis that local bus services are likewise maintained at an equivalent to Pre Covid levels.

Cabinet approves the development of a business case to ringfence the remaining revenue funding currently budgeted for concessionary travel reimbursement, above the outlined levels of reimbursement, for the purpose of using the funding should it be necessary to provide further support to maintain levels bus services on the Island, again in line with the latest DfT guidance to LTAs.