More than 15 million free bus journeys have been made by young people across Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire since early 2022.
New figures show that 15,142,537 journeys have been made across the two council areas through the Young Persons’ Free Bus Travel Scheme.
The scheme allows eligible people aged under 22 to travel free by bus using a National Entitlement Card.
Across Scotland, 842,653 young people now have cards giving them access to the scheme.
SNP MSP Tom Arthur, who represents Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley, welcomed the figures.
He said: “Over 15 million free bus journeys have now been made by young people across Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire, thanks to action taken by the SNP in government.
“Across the country, nearly one million young Scots are benefiting from free bus travel – that’s just the ticket for young people starting out in life in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis.
“This isn’t only saving young people and their families money, free bus travel is helping young folk here in Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley to fulfil their potential by making it easier to get to work, college or even just to travel across town to see their family and friends.
“Older people here also save up to £1,000 thanks to our lower qualification age for free bus travel and with a £2 bus fare cap being rolled out across the country, the SNP is firmly on the side of Scottish households making sustainable travel more affordable for everyone.
“That’s exactly what you get from the SNP under John Swinney’s focussed and trusted leadership which will always put the interests of the people of Scotland first.”
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