TfL to give asylum seekers 'better support' applying for cheaper travel

TfL to give asylum seekers 'better support' applying for cheaper travel

Commitment comes as Sadiq Khan’s transport deputy says the mayor is determined ‘to help vulnerable Londoners travel across our city’

Campaigners celebrate TfL's renewed commitment to help asylum seekers gain access to cheaper travel - southlondon.co.uk

Campaigners celebrated outside City Hall on Friday after learning that Transport for London (TfL) has made a renewed commitment to help asylum seekers gain access to cheaper travel. A crowd of asylum seekers and activists gathered outside the mayor’s east London headquarters after TfL pledged to “better support” those arriving in the UK seeking protection, in terms of applying for discounts they may already be entitled to receive. It follows a c…

Victory for asylum seekers as TfL pledges better access to cheaper travel after City Hall protest

Campaigners celebrated outside City Hall on Friday after learning that Transport for London (TfL) has made a renewed commitment to help asylum seekers gain access to cheaper travel. A crowd of asylum seekers and activists gathered outside the mayor’s east London headquarters after TfL pledged to “better support” those arriving in the UK seeking protection, in terms of applying for discounts they may already be entitled to receive. It follows a c…

The government will advocate for a national travel pass that will allow people with a low income to travel for free or at a discount during off-peak hours on public transport. Those involved will be able to travel by train, bus, tram and metro, Minister Barry Madlener and State Secretary Chris Jansen (Infrastructure, PVV) report in a letter to Parliament on the climate measures.

TfL to invest £87m in boosting London’s cycleways and making roads safer

Transport for London (TfL) is investing more than £87m across London boroughs and the City of London over the next year to make streets safer, heathier and greener. The investment will work to create new cycle routes to strengthen London’s growing network of Cycleways, more pedestrian crossings in local neighborhoods and funding to support School Streets schemes, enabling children and young people to walk and cycle to school safely. This is part…