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<p> </p><p>The total amount spent by York City Council on concessionary travel, including
the statutory concession and any relevant discretionary enhancements, is detailed
in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2008
- 09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009 - 10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1010
- 11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011 - 12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012
- 13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>York City Council spend on concessionary
travel (£000s)</strong></p></td><td><p>5,013</p></td><td><p>5,307</p></td><td><p>4,902</p></td><td><p>4,633</p></td><td><p>4,826</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figures for 2013/14 are still being collated.</p><p> </p><p>Local
authority formula grant has been the main vehicle for providing concessionary travel
funding to local authorities since the current statutory concession's introduction
in 2008. Since this grant is unhypothecated it is not possible to provide a breakdown
by authority.</p><p> </p><p>In 2008 the Department for Transport provided English
authorities with a total of £31 million to assist in the reissuing of concessionary
passes, £130,972 of which was allocated to York City Council.</p><p> </p><p>Between
April 2008 and April 2011 the Department made Special Grant payments to authorities,
in addition to the formula grant they were already receiving, recognising the additional
cost of the extension to pre-2008 concessionary travel arrangements. The following
table indicates the amount of funding available to York in each of the three years
during which special grant was paid.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2008
/ 09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009 / 10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010
/ 11</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Special grant funding available to York
City Council:</strong></p></td><td><p>1,112</p></td><td><p>1,138</p></td><td><p>1,170</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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