Community transport providers seek government funding

By Emiie Filou, Third Sector Online, 20 September 2007

Scotland's Community Transport Association is calling on the Scottish Government to fund the movement to the tune of £5m a year.

The organisation wants the Government to extend free transport on public buses for elderly and disabled people to include community-run services. It argues that many of Scotland’s most vulnerable individuals cannot benefit from the concessionary fare scheme introduced last year because many public services are inaccessible or unsuitable for their...

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