Funding cuts in England mean children are losing out in rural areas where the costs of transport are much higherTens of thousands of pupils living in rural areas of England are being denied free school transport because of cuts to services due to inadequate funding, council leaders claim. According to CCN research, 29 out of 36 councils cut spending on home to school transport between 2014 and 2017. Pupils under eight are entitled to free school transport if they live more than two miles from their nearest school, and for those over eight if they live three miles away. Children are automatically entitled to free transport if there is no safe walking route, no matter how far away. Regrettably, we have had little choice to cut back on free transport services for thousands of rural pupils, and tighten eligibility.

Source: The Guardian May 24, 2018 15:11 UTC