Single bus fares across England will be capped at £2 from January, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced, after he pledged to to lead a "cost-of-living government" in his first Cabinet meeting.
The nationwide cap is currently set at £3 until the end of March 2027, although some areas, including London and Greater Manchester, where Burnham set a £2 limit as mayor, have lower top rates for single tickets.
The measure is backed by £454 million of funding, including money to allow devolved governments to take similar action.
Some £400 million of that funding will come from switching investment in international climate finance to loans, with the rest from savings in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero budget.
The total cost of the scheme is expected to be more than £500 million, with the rest coming from Department for Transport funding already allocated to buses.
Lewis Denison reports.
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