Update as free bus scheme to end - deadline approaching

NewsCost Of LivingBusesThis could cost some households £27 a month on average08:00, 22 Aug 2026The Department for Transport has confirmed the scheme will soon end(Image: Vasile Jechiu via Getty Images)A free bus travel scheme is set to conclude, impacting millions of people across England.‌Earlier this year, Starmer's Labour Government announced it would provide free bus travel for children throughout August, enabling families across England to get out and about over the summer. The initiative was designed to help alleviate pressure on household budgets.‌Throughout this month every child aged five to 15 in England has been able to travel for free on participating local buses, with no limit on the number of journeys that can be made, and no registration required.‌When it was launched then-P