FOI request detail

Effects of Ulez on low income families

Request ID: FOI-0075-2324
Date published: 02 May 2023

You asked

Can you please provide specific documentation on how you have assessed the impact of Ulez on low income/single parent families, families with children with specific needs that do not meet the criteria for exemption or scrappage scheme. For example some families have multiple children some of which may be disabled children that cannot reasonably use public transport but also do not have blue badges. Children with significant special needs that rendor public transport not suitable. These families are typically already at breaking point and will not be able to afford a new suitable car for their needs or pay your £12.50 per day to access local amenities such as doctors and hospitals. Please provide specific documentation detailing how you have assessed the impact of ulez on these most vulnerable families.

We answered

Our Ref:         FOI-0075-2324

Thank you for your request received on 9 April asking for information about the impact of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) expansion.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Information Regulations and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold the information you require.

The impact of the ULEZ expansion on low-income families is detailed in Section 6: People (Health and Equality) of the London-wide ULEZ Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA):

https://haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/15619/widgets/58629/documents/34537

More specifically, the impact on low income families and disabled people is assessed in Section 6.3 of the IIA.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.

Yours sincerely

Gemma Jacob
Senior FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London

[email protected]

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