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COVID-19 Local Transport Authorities Bus Services Support Grant

Temporary grant to local transport authorities to make sure local bus services continue to operate

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Temporary grant to local transport authorities to make sure local bus services continue to operate

IntroductionBus Services Support Grant

Introduction

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Between March 2020 and August 2021, the Department for Transport issued a temporary grant to local transport authorities to ensure local bus services continued to operate normally during the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Department for Transport urged local authorities to continue to pay bus and coach operators for tendered services at the levels before any downturn in service provision or patronage, for the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak, which Somerset Council committed to do.

The local transport element of the Bus Services Support Grant was allocated to support local bus services, such as tendered bus services that experienced revenue shortfalls.

As a local transport authority, we received an allocation from the Government and have apportioned a total amount of for the period between 17 March 2020 and 31 August 2021 of £644,005.95 to local bus operators in Somerset.

The grant helped Somerset Council to support the following bus mileage within the county during these dates.

Bus Services Support Grant

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Service numberStart locationFinish locationKilometres funded
Service number3 Start locationTaunton Finish locationBishops Hull Kilometres funded39123
Service number5 Start locationBabcary Finish locationYeovil Kilometres funded7139
Service number8 Start locationPilton Finish locationYeovil Kilometres funded8052
Service number10Start locationMinehead Finish locationPorlock Kilometres funded68310
Service number16Start locationHuish Episcopi Finish locationBridgwater Kilometres funded194837
Service number19Start locationShapwick Finish locationBridgwater Kilometres funded422
Service number23 Start locationWilliton Finish locationTaunton Kilometres funded50637
Service number29 Start locationTaunton Finish locationWells Kilometres funded278125
Service number39 Start locationBruton Finish locationYeovil Kilometres funded10186
Service number51 Start locationStoke St Gregory Finish locationTaunton Kilometres funded87644
Service number56 Start locationWest Coker Finish locationYeovil Kilometres funded52992
Service number67 Start locationWookey Hole Finish locationWedmore Kilometres funded89796
Service number67 Start locationBurnham-on-Sea Finish locationWedmore Kilometres funded72238
Service number96 Start locationChard Finish locationYeovil Kilometres funded201577
Service number98 Start locationBroadway Finish locationTaunton Kilometres funded39192
Service number99 Start locationChard Finish locationTaunton Kilometres funded126974
Service number162 Start locationFrome Finish locationShepton Mallet Kilometres funded106499
Service number184 Start locationFrome Finish locationMidsomer Norton Kilometres funded98329
Service number198 Start locationMinehead Finish locationDulverton Kilometres funded129375
Service number414 Start locationFrome Finish locationMidsomer Norton Kilometres funded131197
Service number625 Start locationTaunton Finish locationBridgwater College Kilometres funded658
Service number667 Start locationWincanton Finish locationStreet Kilometres funded178641
Service number668 Start locationShipham Finish locationStreet Kilometres funded105432
Service number669 Start locationShepton Mallet Finish locationStreet Kilometres funded136910
Service numberS1/2/3 Start locationSurrounding villages Finish locationIlminster Kilometres funded38530

Last updated: February 27, 2024

Next review due: August 27, 2024

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