Britain’s transport system is failing people on low incomes – locking them out of work, health and opportunity. This new report from the IPPR sets out how to fix this problem.

The Foundation for Integrated Transport, along with other trusts and foundations, are supporting the IPPR in their work exploring how to move the transport system in a fairer, greener and healthier direction. 

The latest research produced as part of this project focuses on low-income households. It explores how poor transport provision contributes to social exclusion and the inability of individuals without a car to access the fundamental building blocks of a good life. 

The report sets out a series of recommendations for the government, including a call to consolidate, devolve and increase funding for local bus services; a new national measure for transport-related social exclusion, with associated target; and the involvement of the public in transport business planning and policymaking.