Weekly Policy Briefing Highlights:
- Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that the number of people not working in the UK due to long-term sickness has risen to a new record of 2.5m, meaning that for every 13 workers, one is off through long-term sickness.
- Research from the Financial Conduct Authority show that the number of adults struggling to pay their bills and debts has soared to 10.9m (21%) in January 2023 – an increase of 6 percentage points from July 2022.
- The Department for Transport announced an extension to the £2 bus fare cap scheme to be continued until October 31st nationally allowing a continuation of the Mayor’s fare within South Yorkshire.
- Monthly transport data from SYMCA showed that bus patronage was 71.5% of pre-Covid levels and Tram patronage was 78.8% of pre-Covid levels.
Please download the file below to read the latest South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Weekly Policy Briefing:
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