Survey of Young Londoners on Under-18 Free Travel Suspension

Greater London Authority conducted a survey of over 2,000 young Londoners in August 2020 regarding the planned suspension of the under-18 free travel card. The survey includes responses from nearly 400 care-experienced young people, highlighting impacts on education and access to services. The dataset was last updated on 2026-06-24.

Use Cases

• Analyze youth sentiment and concerns based on survey responses about free travel suspension.
• Compare the anticipated impacts on education and service access between general youth and care-experienced subgroups.
• Profile the challenges faced by young people from diverse communities as highlighted in the report.

Strengths

• Survey includes over 2,000 respondents, providing a substantial sample size.
• Contains a focused subsample of nearly 400 care-experienced young people.
• Data is tied to a specific policy event (planned suspension of under-18 travel card) and time (August 2020).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single survey in London in 2020.

Provenance

Source

Greater London Authority

Collection Method

Survey

Time Range

August 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-24 21:06:42.573621; freshness should be verified.

Geography

London, United Kingdom