Getting around locally can be tough without a car.
Not only are there fewer services, but they're often quite expensive too. With the current squeeze on household incomes a bus fare of £5 or more can put a real dent in your weekly budget.
That's why from January to March the Government capped the price of single bus fares at £2 in areas like ours, to protect local routes and help make bus travel affordable during these difficult times.
The scheme proved such a success that it's now being extended for another three months - lasting until 30 June - and you can find a full list of all the operators and routes which have signed up here.
We're also investing a further £80 million in the Bus Recovery Grant to protect vital bus services people rely on for work, school, and shopping - take our total recovery funding for the sector to over £2bn since the start of the pandemic.
This is great news, but clearly we can't go on subsidizing routes forever. That's why last year I successfully campaigned for a increase in community transport funding, so local areas can fund custom solutions to their needs.
Last week we heard the fantastic news that Faversham and the surrounding villages have been successful in their bid, along with schemes in Boughton Malherbe, and Bearsted & Detling.
With smart thinking we can help keep people mobile.
