The NUS Travel Costs Survey, published in May 2023, found that for 46% of students, the cost of travel takes up a quarter of their weekly budget.
Almost 70% of students who travel spend more than £10 a week getting to their place of study, including 1 in 10 who are spending over £50.
And with 51% of students cutting back on transport costs due to the cost-of-living crisis, it is clear that public transport has become inaccessible to a huge amount of learners.
This campaign demands free and safe public transport for all students and apprentices across the UK.
We are calling on all students and apprentices to get involved, sign the petition, share it and help us organise locally and nationally to secure this win. To do this effectively, we have designed a transport toolkit that will help you tailor this campaign to your local needs, complete with resources and all that you would need!