Overview
- The party set out the under-22 universal bus pass as a way to ease access to work and education for young people.
- Leaders argue the policy would pay for itself, pointing to KPMG estimates of strong returns from increased bus use.
- Ministers halted a proposed free trial last October as unaffordable, so the plan remains a party campaign rather than government policy.
- Zack Polanski said Green councillors elected in May would seek to introduce the scheme locally and apply pressure nationally.
- The push follows a Commons Transport Committee recommendation and parallels Scotland’s free travel for ages 5–22 as well as London’s free buses for under-18s.