Bus Service Operators Grant: Community Transport
Commons · Question 25105 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding from the Bus Service Operators Grant has been awarded to community transport operators serving West Dorset in each of the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 8 Sep 2026
The Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) is demand led, and so if eligible community transport operators in rural areas submit claims, these claims, if approved, are paid by the Department. The department budgeted for £2.365m in 2024/25 and £3.8m in 2025/26...